On this day in history - March 27

What Happened On This Day – March 27

• 1998 Viagra is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

  Pfizer's pill was the first drug against male impotence to be approved in the United States. In 2012, the company made 2 billion U.S. Dollars from Viagra alone.

• 1994 Silvio Berlusconi rises to power in Italy

  In his 20 years in Italian politics, Berlusconi arguably made more headlines for his numerous affairs and scandals than for his policies. In 2013, he was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment for tax fraud.

• 1980 The oil rig Alexander L. Kjelland collapses in high winds in the North Sea

  Only 89 of 212 crew survived the Norwegian platform's capsizing, which was caused by a fatigue crack in one of the legs.

• 1977 The worst air crash in history occurs in Tenerife, Spain

  583 people died when 2 Boeing 747 aircraft collided on the runway.

• 1871 England and Scotland compete in the first international rugby match

  Like association football, rugby is a British invention. Today, it is a popular sport mainly in large parts of the British Commonwealth.