On this day: July 27

POSTED: 03:29 PM PDT Jul 26, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Jul 26, 2012 

A wise-cracking cartoon bunny makes his first appearance, the Korean War ends, Madonna drops her debut album, tragedy hits the Olympics and an entertainment legend dies at age 100, all on this day.

OTD July 27 - cigarette warnings
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1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson signs a bill requiring cigarette makers to print health warnings on all cigarette packages about the effects of smoking. It requires the nominal warning, "Caution: Cigarette Smoking May Be Hazardous To Your Health," on all cigarette packaging.

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