August 27th


1922: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Greeks... then returns it in exchange for a city that's not impossible to pronounce.


1985: The Nigerian government is peacefully overthrown by Major General Ibrahim Babangida. But a few days later, he kills everyone just to be safe.


2003: Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, takes one look at the Mets, and reverses orbit.