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February 23, 1927

On February 23, 1927, u.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States. Paul Salamunovich, Herbert R. Axelrod, Paul Salamunovich would arrive in the same year.

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U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States.

Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from Massachusetts, he previously served as the 29th vice president from 1921 to 1923, under President Warren G. Harding, and as the 48th governor of Massachusetts from 1919 to 1921.

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1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1927th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 927th year of the 2nd millennium, the 27th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1920s decade.

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  1. 1927 U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States.

    President of the United States from 1923 to 1929

    Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from Massachusetts, he previously served as the 29th vice president from 1921 to 1923, under President Warren G. Harding, and as the 48th governor of Massachusetts from 1919 to 1921.

  2. 1927 German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg writes a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his uncertainty principle for the first time.

    Branch of physics

    Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that employs mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain, and predict natural phenomena. This is in contrast to experimental physics, which uses experimental tools to probe these phenomena.

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Paul Salamunovich 1927– American conductor and educator (died 2014)
Herbert R. Axelrod 1927– American tropical fish expert, publisher of pet books, and entrepreneur (died 2017)
Paul Salamunovich 1927– American conductor and educator (died 2014)
Herbert R. Axelrod 1927– American tropical fish expert, publisher of pet books, and entrepreneur (died 2017)
Paul Salamunovich 1927– American conductor and educator (died 2014)
Herbert R. Axelrod 1927– American tropical fish expert, publisher of pet books, and entrepreneur (died 2017)

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