July 27

Wednesday 27, 2005:

STS-114: NASA makes the decision to ground the Space shuttle pending an investigation of the external tank's continued foam shed problem. During ascent, the external tank of the Space Shuttle Discovery shed a piece of foam slightly smaller than the piece that caused the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster; this foam did not strike the spacecraft.

Saturday 27, 2002:

Ukraine airshow disaster: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show at Lviv, Ukraine killing 85 and injuring more than 100 others, the largest air show disaster in history.

Tuesday 27, 1999:

21 die in a canyoning disaster near Interlaken, Switzerland.

Tuesday 27, 1880:

British army defeated at Battle of Maiwand in Afghanistan.

Thursday 27, 1865:

Welsh settlers arrive in Argentina at Chubut Valley.

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