1927
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Events
Dated Events
- Real World: January 7. The first trans-Atlantic phone call (from New York City to London) is made.
- Real World: May. Philo Farnsworth transmits the first television pictures.
- Real World: May 20. Saudi Arabia gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
- Real World: May 20 - May 21. Charles Lindbergh makes the first non-stop trans-Atlantic flight (New York City to Paris).
- Real World: August 1. The People's Liberation Army is formed in China.
- Real World: November 12. Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party.
Undated Events
- DC (Generations): Hal Jordan is born around this time. (Superman & Batman: Generations II)
- DC (Generations): As part of his training to become Batman, Bruce Wayne learns to use the boomerang in Australia. (Superman & Batman: Generations)
- Men in Black (Films): The War of Zartha between the Zarthans and the Kylothians begins around this time. (Men in Black II; 50 years prior to Princess Lauranna' arrival in 1977.)
New Fictional Works
Notable Films
The Cat and the Canary, The Final Extra, Metropolis, Tarzan and the Golden Lion.
Notable Comic Books
First Connie comic strip.
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