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- This Day in History, from Infoplease
- May 27, 1647: The first recorded execution of a witch reportedly took place in Massachusetts when Achsah Young was hanged.
- May 27, 1703: St. Petersburg was founded by Czar Peter the Great.
- May 27, 1936: The Queen Mary left England on its maiden voyage, arriving in France four hours later.
- May 27, 1937: Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opened.
- May 27, 1941: British ships sank the German battleship Bismarck off the coast of France, resulting in the loss of 2,300 lives.
- May 27, 1994: Nobel-prize winning dissident, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia after 20 years in exile.
- May 27, 1996: After a year and a half of bloodshed, Russian President Boris Yeltsin met with the leader of the Chechen rebels and negotiated a cease-fire.
- May 27, 1999: Slobodan Milosevic was indicted by the International War Crimes Tribunal at the Hague for crimes against humanity.
- More events from This Day in History: May 27
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Watson Vs. The Champs on Jeopardy!
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As a former champion of the show, it’s kind of an obligation.
This week, go to your local ABC station to watch Jeopardy! as Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, two of the show’s greatest champions (Besides Mr. D, obviously) will square off against Watson, an IBM supercomputer that apparently has the recall and reflexes to outwit almost anyone.
I was asked last year to schedule a sparring match with Watson, as a former champion. I never got the chance, and would still love to duke a few rounds with that behemoth from Armonk. As for me, I’m rooting for Brad and Ken this week.
Apparently, tonight Brad and Watson came out tied for first…which I guess is a victory for us mortals. I’m still not sure if Watson can handle the interviews after the first commercial break.
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