| General Information for July 27th 2017 |
| There are 1 public holidays today. |
| Day 208 of 2017 |
| 157 days left in 2017 |
| Week 30 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 2007 - Phoenix News Helicopter Collision: News helicopters from Phoenix, Arizona television stations KNXV and KTVK collide over Steele Indian School Park in central Phoenix while covering a police chase; |
| 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. |
| 1890 - Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later. |
| 1862 - Sailing from San Francisco, California to Panama City, Panama, the SS Golden Gate catches fire and sinks off Manzanillo, Mexico, killing 231. |