Today in History: June 27

Today is Monday, June 27, the 179th day of 2016. There are 187 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 27, 1966, the Gothic soap opera “Dark Shadows,” having to do with mysterious and supernatural goings-on in Collinsport, Maine, premiered on ABC-TV.
On this date:
In 1787, English historian Edward Gibbon completed work on his six-volume work, “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.”
In 1844, Mormon leader Joseph Smith and his b