Two decades after being expelled from the USSR, Nobel laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn returns to Russia in an emotional homecoming.

In a poignant moment for the Russian public and literature enthusiasts worldwide, 1994 marked the return of the revered Nobel Prize-winning author Alexander Solzhenitsyn after two decades of exile.

In Sweden, Foreign Minister Torsten Nilsson reveals that Sweden has been providing assistance to the Viet Cong, including some $550,000 worth of medical supplies.

In a landmark decision in 1968, the United States Supreme Court upheld the conviction of David O’Brien for the destruction of his draft card, a ruling that sparked significant discussion about the limits of First Amendment rights.

On May 27, 1963, Bob Dylan releases his second album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, which goes on to transform him from a popular local act to a global phenomenon.

In 1957, the musical landscape of America was forever altered with the release of "That'll Be the Day" by Buddy Holly and his band, The Crickets.

On May 27, 1949, unemployed 22-year-old model-actress Marilyn Monroe receives $50 for posing nude for a Los Angeles photographer against a red velvet backdrop.

Britain was on its knees after the Second World War, its economy and infrastructure in tatters. For help the Mother Country turned to the Commonwealth.

On May 27, 1943, a B-24 carrying U.

On May 27, 1940, units from Germany’s SS Death’s Head division battle British troops just 50 miles from the port at Dunkirk, in northern France, as Britain’s Expeditionary Force continues to fight to evacuate France.