On this day: August 27

POSTED: 02:55 PM PDT Aug 24, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Aug 26, 2012 

Krakatoa blows its top, The Guinness Book of World Records debuts, "Mary Poppins" premieres, The Beatles meet The King and a guitar great dies, all on this day.

OTD August 27 - Guinness Book of Records
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Guinness World Records

1955: "The Guinness Book of World Records" is published for the first time and reaches the top of the British bestseller lists by Christmas. The following year it's launched in the U.S. and sells 70,000 copies.

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