Today in History, Today is Thursday, May 27, 2010 Today is Thursday, May 27, the 147th day of 2010. There are 218 days left in the year. On May 27, 1937, the newly completed Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, Calif., was opened to pedestrian traffic (vehicular traffic began crossing the bridge the next day). Read more on Red Bluff Daily News