THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Jul 27, 2012

• 1214: At the Battle of Bouvines in France, King Philip Augustus of France defeated King John of England

• 1777: The Marquis de Lafayette arrived in New England to help the American colonists fight the British

• 1940: Bugs Bunny made his official debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon A Wild Hare

• 1953: The armistice agreement that ended the Korean War was signed at Panmunjon, Korea

• 1995: The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Wahington, DC

   

   
 

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