The Year - 1927
The Family News..:
Richard is born to Al Stewart and his wife who dies in child-birth in Chicago on Feb. 18th.
He is adopted by Al's sister Ella (Stewart) & William Canty.
Peter is born to Theresa (Farenga) & Vincent Margiotta in Chicago on Oct. 29th.
The #1 Songs Were .....
AT THE MOVIES....
Outstanding Production - Wings
Other Nominees - The Last Command,The Racket, Seventh Heaven, The Way of All Flesh.
Best Actor - Emil Jannings, (The Last Command, The Way of All Flesh)
Other Nominees - Richard Barthelmess (The Noose), Charles Chaplin (The Circus).
Best Actress - Janet Gaynor, (Seventh Heaven, Street Angel, Sunrise).
Other Nominees - Louise Dresser (A Ship Comes In), Gloria Swanson (Sadie Thompson).
Best Director, Drama - Frank Borzage (Seventh Heaven).
Best Direction, Comedy - Lewis Milestone (Two Arabian Knights).
In The News..:
German economy collapses.
Socialists riot in Vienna; general strike follows acquittal of Nazis for political murder.
Trotsky expelled from Russian Communist Party.
Charles A. Lindbergh flies first solo non-stop flight from New York to Paris.
Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray convicted of murder of Albert Snyder and are executed at Sing Sing prison in 1928.
Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs in one season; the record stands for next 34 years.
The Jazz Singer, with Al Jolson, first part-talking motion picture.
Last updated on Sunday, May 14, 2000