On this day in history - Today, March, 27

Today in History

• 1871 England and Scotland compete in the first international rugby match

  Like association football, rugby is a British invention. Today, it is a popular sport mainly in larg

• 1977 The worst air crash in history occurs in Tenerife, Spain

  583 people died when 2 Boeing 747 aircraft collided on the runway.

• 1980 The oil rig Alexander L. Kjelland collapses in high winds in the North Sea

  Only 89 of 212 crew survived the Norwegian platform's capsizing, which was caused by a fatigue crack

• 1994 Silvio Berlusconi rises to power in Italy

  In his 20 years in Italian politics, Berlusconi arguably made more headlines for his numerous affair

• 1998 Viagra is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

  Pfizer's pill was the first drug against male impotence to be approved in the United States. In 2012