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March 27

 * 1794 - The government of the United States establishes a permanent United States Navy and authorizes the building of six frigates.
 * 1814 - War of 1812: In central Alabama, United States forces under General Andrew Jackson defeat the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
 * 1846 - Mexican–American War: Siege of Fort Texas.
 * 1942 - World War II: United Kingdom forces raid the U-boat base at St. Nazaire, France.
 * 1945 - World War II: Operation Starvation, the aerial mining of Japan's ports and waterways begins.