Today in History: September 27th

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Highlights of this day in history: Polish WWII Resistance fighters surrender to German and Soviet troops. Glenn Miller leads his last orchestra as a civilian. Taliban fighters take control of Kabul. John Adams named America's sole representative to British peace negotiations.

Other notable September 27th events include:

1590 – Pope Urban VII dies 13 days after being chosen as the Pope, making his reign the shortest papacy in history.

1777 – Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the capital of the United States, for one day.

1821 – Mexico gains its independence from Spain.

1822 – Jean-François Champollion announces that he has deciphered the Rosetta stone.

1908 – The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan.

1954 – The nationwide debut of Tonight! (Later known as The Tonight Show) hosted by Steve Allen on NBC.

1964 – The Warren Commission releases its report, concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, assassinated President John F. Kennedy.

1968 – The stage musical Hair opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, where it played 1,998 performances until its closure was forced by the roof's collapsing in July 1973.

1979 – The United States Department of Education receives final approval from the U.S. Congress to become the 13th US Cabinet agency.

1995 – The Government of the United States unveils the first of its redesigned bank notes with the $100 bill featuring a larger portrait of Benjamin Franklin slightly off-center.