On This Day - August 27, A Shot of History

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1961 – Tom Ford, American fashion designer, actor, and director, is born.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Ford
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMd-ZAL-2qY

410 – The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Rome_%28410%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Rome_%28410%29#/media/File:Sack_of_Rome_by_the_Visigoths_on_24_August_410_by_JN_Sylvestre_1890.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Rome_%28410%29#/media/File:Eroberung_roms_410.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJLXyBzMci0

1993 – The Rainbow Bridge, connecting Tokyo's Shibaura and the island of Odaiba, is completed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Bridge_%28Tokyo%29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5vN5HhAEFs

1955 – The "Guinness Book of World Records" is published for the first time and becomes an instant success.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_World_Records
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVhm8tiQnuE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujVNKQrYSuk

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet