August 27. Oil is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania in 1859.

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August 27, 1859.  Oil is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania, followed shortly by the first oil well.

Lithographic sheet music celebrating the fantastic petroleum discovery in the PA hills.

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August 28. Aaron Ward is born in 1896.

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August 27. Joe Cunningham is born in 1931.