The following events occurred in June 1927:
Wednesday, June 1, 1927
Liquor sales began again in the province of Ontario for the first time since 1916. Visitors from the United States, where alcohol sales had been banned nationwide since 1920, were allowed to purchase up to two cases apiece of whiskey, wine and beer, no more often than once a month, and only if they were issued a non-citizen permit, which required three days stay in Canada. Radio frequencies assigned by the Federal Radio Commission, effective June 15, for 694 American radio stations. All stations in the U.S. were required to begin broadcasting on their assigned AM radio frequency no later than 3:00 a.m. Eastern time on the 15th, or have their licenses taken. Federal Radio Commission's new frequency allocations take effect at 3:00 am Eastern time World lightweight boxing champion Sammy Mandell and challenger Steve Adams (real name Steven Adamczyk) met in an exhibition bout in Kansas City. In the second round, Adams jumped back from a blow and struck his head on the top rope of the ring, fell unconscious, and was counted out. Minutes later, he was pronounced dead. Died: Lizzie Borden, 66, who was acquitted in the 1892 ax murders of her parents J. B. Bury, 65, Irish historian
Thursday, June 2, 1927
The Aviation Corporation of America was founded by Juan Trippe, with the backing of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and W. Averell Harriman, and raised $250,000 in startup capital from the sale of stock to launch the first major airline, Pan American World Airways. Died: Wang Guowei, 49, Chinese poet, by suicide
Friday, June 3, 1927
The creation of a chain of 600 vaudeville and movie theatres, largest in the United States, was announced with a $250 million merger of companies into the Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corporation. Born: Boots Randolph (stage name for Homer Louis Randolph III), American saxophone player, in Paducah, Kentucky (d. 2007) Died: Einar Hanson, 29, Swedish film actor and co-star of Pola Negri; in a car accident near Santa Monica, California.
Saturday, June 4, 1927
The Indonesian National Party (Partai Nasional Indonesia or PNI) was founded by Sukarno (Kusno Sosrodihardjo) and Mohammad Hatta, and guided the Dutch East Indies to independence from the Netherlands by 1945, when Sukarno and Hatta became the first President and Vice-President of Indonesia. Charles Lindbergh and his airplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, began their trip back to the United States from France, as passenger and cargo on the USS Memphis. Lindbergh flew from Paris to Cherbourg, where a launch took him to the Memphis. " General Alexandru Averescu was removed as Prime Minister of Romania by King Ferdinand, who replaced him with Barbu Ştirbey. From the U.S. presidential yacht Mayflower, stationed off of Cape Henry, Virginia, President Coolidge watched the most elaborate naval review in the nation's history. In all, 98 aircraft carriers, battleships, destroyers, submarines and other U.S. Navy vessels sailed past the Commander in Chief. Unidentified sources in the Navy later claimed that Coolidge had watched only 20 minutes of the procession, wore only casual clothes, and been indifferent to the honor. The horror film The Unknown starring Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford was released. Died: Robert McKim, 49, American silent film actor and vaudevillian, three weeks after he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on stage while performing at a vaudeville show.
Sunday, June 5, 1927
Arthur Barry, the most successful gentleman thief in history, was arrested at the train station in Ronkonkoma, New York, bringing to an end a career in which he stole more than five million dollars worth of jewelry from the homes of wealthy victims. Barry, who used the alias, Arthur Gibson, escaped prison in 1929 and was recaptured in 1932, then released in 1949. Torino F.C. bribed opposing defender Luigi Allemandi of Juventus F.C. prior to a match, and was later stripped of its title for the 1926-27 season.