On This Day - June 27, A Shot Of History

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1950 – The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y4h-iHSmOU
US send troops to Korea

1880 - Helen Keller, the blind and deaf American woman who became an accomplished writer and humanitarian, was born. Following her death on June 1, 1968, her obituary appeared in The Times.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Keller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv1uLfF35Uw

2007 – Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. Gordon Brown takes over.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plD8k_LHipA

1954 – The 1954 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Hungary and Brazil, highly anticipated to be exciting, instead turns violent, with three players ejected and further fighting continuing after the game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIDBVXSKkXM

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