SEPTEMBER 27
1938:Queen Elizabeth, queen consort of King George VI of the United Kingdom, christens the RMS Queen Elizabeth, a 314-meter-long
ocean liner named in her honor, at the ship's launch in Glasgow,
Scotland. At the time of the launch, the Cunard Line vessel is the
largest passenger liner ever built.
1540: Pope Paul III officially charters the Society of Jesus,
founded by Spanish priest Ignatius de Loyola six years earlier. The
Jesuit order will play a crucial role in the Roman Catholic
Counter-Reformation and missionary work around the world.
1998: St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire hits his
70th home run of the year in the last game of the Cardinals' season, at
home against the Montreal Expos. McGwire sets a new Major League Baseball
record for most homers in a single season, winning a de facto
competition with Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs, who finishes the season
with a respectable 66 home runs. Earlier in the month, both men broke
Roger Maris' record of 61 single-season home runs, which had stood for
37 years. Three years later, San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry
Bonds will break McGwire's record with 73 home runs in the 2001 season.
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