Today in History 12/27 (Darwin Sets Sail)

Keel laid: Jun 1818
Launched: May 11, 1820
Beam: 24′ 6″
Draught: 12′ 6″
Length: 90′ 4″

Longitudinal section of HMS Beagle as of 1832
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(1831) Charles Darwin departs England aboard the HMS Beagle.
Also on this day,
1932 | Radio City Music Hall opens in New York City
Also on this day,
1932 | Radio City Music Hall opens in New York City
The huge Art Deco theater is the anchor for John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s 12-acre complex, the Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan. Tonight’s opening is a lavish stage show featuring dance by Martha Graham and vaudeville acts by Ray Bolger and others. It will be the top tourist destination in New York for years to come.1945 | World Bank and International Monetary Fund created
First conceived at the Bretton Woods Conference in July 1944, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund are formally created to help Europe rebuild after World War II. Over time, their focus will shift to providing loans to address poverty.1985 | Gorilla expert Dian Fossey is found murdered in Rwanda
The author of the bestselling book ‘Gorillas in the Mist’ is found hacked to death at her isolated research station. Fossey was considered the leading expert on the endangered mountain gorilla, but the reclusive zoologist had made enemies in her campaigns against poachers and wildlife tourism.
Today in History 12/27/17

Website: www.worldbank.org
Founded: 1944
Headquarters: Washington, D.C., IL
CEO: Kristalina Georgieva (Since 2017)
Founders: John Maynard Keynes · Harry Dexter White
Subsidiaries: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development · International Development Association · Energy Sector Management Assistance Program · World Bank office, Chennai
Phone number: +1 2024731000
The World Bank Group headquarters bldg. in Washington, D.C.; Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.
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