WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1927
Find out what all happened January to September 1927

Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi leads a conference to discuss Japan's plans for China; later, a document detailing these plans, the "Tanaka Memorial" is leaked, although it is now considered a forgery. (27. June 1927)

Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England. (23. April 1927)

The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air. (18. September 1927)

Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season. (30. September 1927)

Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California. (11. January 1927)

The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island. (26. June 1927)

Metropolitan Sergius proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet Union. (19. August 1927)

Turkey adopts the Gregorian calendar: December 18, 1926 (Julian), is immediately followed by January 1, 1927 (Gregorian). (1. January 1927)

April 12 Incident: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Communist Party of China members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front. (12. April 1927)

The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Taylor Farnsworth. (7. September 1927)

The Australian Parliament first convenes in Canberra. (9. May 1927)

First test of Wallace Turnbull's controllable pitch propeller. (29. June 1927)

German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg writes a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his uncertainty principle for the first time. (23. February 1927)

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded. (11. May 1927)

The Union Labor Life Insurance Company is founded by the American Federation of Labor. (1. May 1927)

President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States. (23. February 1927)

The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party. This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. (1. August 1927)

The predecessor to the Philippine Stock Exchange opens. (8. August 1927)

Nanking Incident: Foreign warships bombard Nanjing, China, in defense of the foreign citizens within the city. (24. March 1927)

Ibn Saud takes the title of King of Nejd. (27. January 1927)