Tuesday, 27 June 2006 On This Day : June 27 June 27: 678- Saint Agatho began his reign as Pope. 1846- Irish potato famine : An Irish newspaper ran a story about a new potato blight. 1954 - The world’s first large-scale nuclear power plant opened in Obninsk , in the Soviet Union. 1967 - The world’s first automatic teller machine was installed in Enfield Town, London. 1969 - The Stonewall riots began in New York City , starting the modern gay rights movement. 1979- Muhammad Ali (pictured) announced his retirement from boxing. 1986 - The International Court of Justice ruled against the United States in Nicaragua v. United States. 1991- Ten-Day War starts in Slovenia , two days after that country’s declaring independence from Yugoslavia. 2006 - Australia’s World Cup Dream Ends 8:57:28 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • Random © Copyright 2006 Frank Arrigo. A Geek Microsoft Blogger Last update: 8/07/2006; 10:43:15 AM.