Event:
Google reveals its self-driving car today; the prototype can drive 25 miles per hour and safely respond to a variety of situations; it should be road-ready sometime after 2016; Ford, Tesla and other firms are also working on self-driving technology
More Notable Events on May 27:
1994 Larry King ended his radio show
1988 Senate ratified a treaty eliminating medium-range nuclear missiles
1969 Walt Disney World construction begins
1937 Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, dedicated
1919 Charles Strite patents pop-up toaster
