March 27

Saturday 27, 2004:

HMS Scylla, a decommissioned Leander frigate, is sunk as an artificial reef off Cornwall, the first of its kind in Europe.

Tuesday 27, 1990:

Propaganda: The United States begins broadcasting TV Martí to Cuba.

Sunday 27, 1977:

Tenerife disaster: Two jumbo jets collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583.

Friday 27, 1964:

The Good Friday Earthquake, the most powerful earthquake in U.S. history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes South Central Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage.

Wednesday 27, 1963:

Dr Beeching issues a report calling for huge cuts to the United Kingdom's rail network. See Beeching axe.