Year in review
1927
8 recaps from this year - events, occasions, and cultural moments.
1927Ford Model A Production Begins
Henry Ford launches the successor to the Model T, incorporating advances in electric starting and aesthetics while cementing mass automobile production as the decade's economic engine.
1927First Transatlantic Flight
Lindbergh's solo nonstop flight from New York to Paris revolutionized aviation and captured global imagination.
1927First Non-Stop Solo Flight Across Atlantic
Charles Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris in the Spirit of St. Louis captured global imagination and proved transatlantic aviation feasibility.
1927Babe Ruth's 60 Home Run Season
Ruth's record-breaking season captivated America during the Jazz Age and cemented baseball as the national pastime.
1927Motion Picture Academy Founded
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences established what would become Hollywood's premier awards institution, cementing film as cultural arbiter.
1927The Jazz Singer Premieres
The first full-length feature film with synchronized dialogue and music revolutionized cinema overnight, making silent films obsolete and inaugurating the age of talking pictures.
1927Jazz Age Peaks with Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington's breakthrough performances and recordings at the Cotton Club crystallized the Jazz Age and redefined American music's global cultural reach.
1927Chinese Civil War Begins
The split between Nationalist and Communist forces initiated a two-decade conflict that would reshape East Asia and culminate in Communist victory.