1803: Bribery Couldn’t Save Them: Two Men Hanged at Castle Hill for a Hawkesbury Robbery
On 27 September 1803, John Lynch and James Tracey were hanged at Castle Hill for a violent robbery at the Hawkesbury home of Samuel and Elizabeth Phelps. Read more →
1869: Wild Bill Hickok Shoots Cowboy Dead During Saloon Disturbance
At about one o’clock on the morning of 27 September 1869, Sheriff “Wild Bill” Hickok and his deputy responded to a disturbance at John Bitter’s Beer Saloon in Hays City, Kansas. Read more →
1964: The Warren Commission Declares Lee Harvey Oswald the Lone Gunman in the Kennedy Assassination
On September 27, 1964, the Warren Commission delivered its report on the assassination of President John F. Read more →
1969: The Zodiac Killer Leaves His Own Scorecard Written on a Victim’s Car Door
On September 27, 1969, at about 6.30 pm, the Zodiac Killer attacked Bryan Hartnell, 20, and Cecelia Shepard, 22, as they picnicked at Lake Berryessa in Napa County, California. Read more →
