Today In History - Aug. 27, 2006 Post on 27-08-2006. Aug 27, 2006 3:00 am US/Eastern Today In History - Aug. 27, 2006 _(AP)_ Today is Sunday, August 27th, the 239th day of 2006. There are 126 days left in the year. On August 27th, 1859, Colonel Edwin L. Drake drilled the first successful oil well in the United States, near Titusville, Pennsylvania. ... To see the new from its original source click here

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