1. AP US History This Day in American History August 27 1776 – During the American Revolution, British forces under General William Howe defeat Patriot forces under General George Washington at the Battle of Brooklyn in New York.

2. AP US History This Day in American History August 27 1861 – Union ships sail into North Carolina's Hatteras Inlet, beginning a two-day operation that secures the area for the Federals and denies the Confederates an important outlet to the Atlantic.

3. AP US History This Day in American History August 27 1941 – Prince Fumimaro Konoye, prime minister of Japan, announces that he would like to enter into direct negotiations with President Roosevelt in order to prevent the Japanese conflict with China from expanding into world war.

4. AP US History This Day in American History August 27 1952 - As the presidential election of 1952 begins to heat up, so do accusations and counteraccusations concerning communism in America. The "Red Scare"—the widespread belief that international communism was operating in the United States— came to dominate much of the debate between Democrats and Republicans in 1952.