360What happened in 1927?
9 moments from 1927 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- History · 20–21 May 1927
Charles Lindbergh flies solo across the Atlantic
On 20 and 21 May 1927, the American pilot Charles Lindbergh flew alone and non-stop from New York to Paris in the Spirit of St. Louis, a single-engine plane. The 5,800 km flight took 33 and a half hours. He won a $25,000 prize, and huge crowds greeted him. The flight inspired public enthusiasm for air travel.
- On this day · 7 January 1927
The first transatlantic telephone call
On 7 January 1927, the first commercial telephone service across the Atlantic opened, linking New York and London by radio. A three-minute call cost about $75, a huge sum at the time. Undersea telephone cables followed in 1956, and calls between continents became part of everyday life.
- On this day · 20 May 1927
Charles Lindbergh sets off to fly solo across the Atlantic
On 20 May 1927, the American pilot Charles Lindbergh took off from New York in the Spirit of St. Louis. After 33 and a half hours alone, he landed in Paris, completing the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic. Huge crowds greeted him, and he won a $25,000 prize.
- On this day · 6 October 1927
The Jazz Singer brings sound to feature films
On 6 October 1927, The Jazz Singer opened in New York, the first feature-length film with synchronised singing and spoken dialogue. Audiences heard Al Jolson say: 'You ain't heard nothin' yet!' Within a few years, silent films had almost disappeared.
- 20 May 1927 · from Charles Lindbergh flies solo across the Atlantic
Lindbergh takes off from New York
- 21 May 1927 · from Charles Lindbergh flies solo across the Atlantic
He lands in Paris
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Model T production ends
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Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd