This Day In History

July 27
1302
Battle of Bapheus: decisive Ottoman victory over the Byzantines opening up Bithynia for Turkish conquest.
1942
World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt.
1955
The Allied occupation of Austria stemming from World War II, ends.
1974
Watergate Scandal: the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon.
2012
The opening ceremony for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England is scheduled to be held on this day.