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.
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1981: Adam Walsh, 6, the son of John Walsh is kidnapped in Hollywood, Fla., and is found murdered two weeks later. Convicted serial killer Ottis Toole later confesses to the boy's murder but was never tried for the crime due to loss of evidence and a recanted confession. John Walsh would go on to become an advocate for victims of violent crimes and the host of the TV show "America's Most Wanted."
