Event:
NASA civilian pilot Joseph Walker takes X-15 to 6,606 kph, 37,700 m
More Notable Events on June 27: 2008 Bill Gates resigns from Microsoft to focus on his charity work
1986 In referendum, Irish uphold ban on divorce
1985 Route 66, Chicago to Santa Monica, is decertified
1979 Muhammad Ali retires as boxing champ
1962 Ross Perot begins Electronic Data Systems, EDS
