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Historical Events
on April 27th
- Lead Story
- Universe is created, according to Kepler,4977
- American Revolution
- Parliament passes the Tea Act,1773
- Automotive
- GM announces plans to phase out Pontiac,2009
- Civil War
- Sultana Disaster,1865
- Cold War
- Afghan president is overthrown and murdered,1978
- Crime
- Cunanan begins his killing spree,1997
- Disaster
- Civil War vets are caught in steamboat explosion,1865
- General Interest
- Magellan killed in the Phillipines,1521
- To the shores of Tripoli,1805
- Tragedy on the Mississippi,1865
- South Africa holds first multiracial elections,1994
- Hollywood
- D.A. announces negligence caused Brandon Lee’s death,1993
- Literary
- John Milton sells the copyright to Paradise Lost,1667
- Music
- High school freshman Little Peggy March earns a #1 hit with "I Will Follow Him",1963
- Old West
- Explorer Zebulon Pike dies,1813
- Presidential
- President Grant is born,1822
- Sports
- Rocky Marciano retires as world heavyweight champion,1956
- Vietnam War
- Humphrey announces his candidacy,1968
- North Vietnamese attack outskirts of Quang Tri,1972
- World War I
- British attempt to bargain with Turks over Kut,1916
- World War II
- German forces enter Athens,1941
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