April 27
1521 - Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed in the Philippines.
1805 - The U.S. Marines captured Derna, on the shores of Tripoli.
1822 - Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States and commander of the Union armies during the Civil War, was born.
1865 - An explosion occurred aboard the steamship "Sultana", killing over 1,400 people.
1961 - Sierra Leone gained independence from Britain.
1965 - Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow died at age 57.
1972 - Apollo 16 returned to Earth after a manned voyage to the moon.
1982 - John W. Hinckley Jr. went on trial in Washington, D.C. in the shooting of President Ronald Reagan. (He was later acquitted by reason of insanity.)
1987 - The Justice Department barred Austrian President Kurt Waldheim from entering the United States, saying he had aided in the deportation and execution of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II.
1992 - The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was proclaimed in Belgrade by the Republic of Serbia and its lone ally, Montenegro.
1992 - Russia and 12 other former Soviet republics won entry into the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
2006 - Construction began on a 1,776-foot tall building on the site of the World Trade Center in New York City.
2011 - More than 120 tornadoes raked across the South and Midwest, resulting in 316 deaths across parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia.
2011 - President Barack Obama produced a detailed Hawaiian birth certificate in an extraordinary attempt to bury the issue of where he was born.
Birthdays
32 - Corey Harrison (reality TV star)
43 - Maura West (actress)
43 - Dan Mullen (football coach)
46 - Tess Daly (TV host)
56 - Sheena Easton (singer)
67 - Si Robertson (reality TV star)
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Today in Sports History - April 27
1908 - The fourth modern Olympic Games opened in London.
1938 - The first use of a yellow baseball took place during a Columbia vs. Fordham game.
1947 - "Babe Ruth Day" was held at Yankee Stadium to honor the ailing baseball star.
1961 - Canton, Ohio, where the NFL was formed in 1920, was chosen as the site of the NFL Hall of Fame.
1982 - The New England Patriots selected Texas defensive end Kenneth Sims with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft.
1982 - The following Huskers were selected in the 1982 NFL Draft: LB Jimmy Williams (1st round, 15th pick, Detroit); DB Rodney Lewis (3rd round, New Orleans); DT Henry Waechter (7th round, Chicago); RB Phil Bates (7th round, Detroit); and OG Tom Carlstrom (12th round, New York Jets)
1983 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros surpassed Walter Johnson's career strikeout record, a record that stood since 1927, with his 3,509th strikeout.
1990 - Wally Backman of the Pittsburgh Pirates became the first National League player in 15 years to get six hits in a game.
1994 - Scott Erickson of the Minnesota Twins no-hit the Milwaukee Brewers.
1996 - Barry Bonds joined Willie Mays, Barry Bonds and Andre Dawson as the only players to have 300 career home runs and 300 career stolen bases.
1998 - Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs was named NBA Rookie of the Year.
2002 - Derek Lowe of the Boston Red Sox no-hit the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. It was the first no-hitter at Fenway Park since 1965.
2003 - Kevin Millwood of the Philadelphia Phillies no-hit the San Francisco Giants.
1521 - Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed in the Philippines.
1805 - The U.S. Marines captured Derna, on the shores of Tripoli.
1822 - Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States and commander of the Union armies during the Civil War, was born.
1865 - An explosion occurred aboard the steamship "Sultana", killing over 1,400 people.
1961 - Sierra Leone gained independence from Britain.
1965 - Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow died at age 57.
1972 - Apollo 16 returned to Earth after a manned voyage to the moon.
1982 - John W. Hinckley Jr. went on trial in Washington, D.C. in the shooting of President Ronald Reagan. (He was later acquitted by reason of insanity.)
1987 - The Justice Department barred Austrian President Kurt Waldheim from entering the United States, saying he had aided in the deportation and execution of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II.
1992 - The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was proclaimed in Belgrade by the Republic of Serbia and its lone ally, Montenegro.
1992 - Russia and 12 other former Soviet republics won entry into the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
2006 - Construction began on a 1,776-foot tall building on the site of the World Trade Center in New York City.
2011 - More than 120 tornadoes raked across the South and Midwest, resulting in 316 deaths across parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia.
2011 - President Barack Obama produced a detailed Hawaiian birth certificate in an extraordinary attempt to bury the issue of where he was born.
Birthdays
32 - Corey Harrison (reality TV star)
43 - Maura West (actress)
43 - Dan Mullen (football coach)
46 - Tess Daly (TV host)
56 - Sheena Easton (singer)
67 - Si Robertson (reality TV star)
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Today in Sports History - April 27
1908 - The fourth modern Olympic Games opened in London.
1938 - The first use of a yellow baseball took place during a Columbia vs. Fordham game.
1947 - "Babe Ruth Day" was held at Yankee Stadium to honor the ailing baseball star.
1961 - Canton, Ohio, where the NFL was formed in 1920, was chosen as the site of the NFL Hall of Fame.
1982 - The New England Patriots selected Texas defensive end Kenneth Sims with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft.
1982 - The following Huskers were selected in the 1982 NFL Draft: LB Jimmy Williams (1st round, 15th pick, Detroit); DB Rodney Lewis (3rd round, New Orleans); DT Henry Waechter (7th round, Chicago); RB Phil Bates (7th round, Detroit); and OG Tom Carlstrom (12th round, New York Jets)
1983 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros surpassed Walter Johnson's career strikeout record, a record that stood since 1927, with his 3,509th strikeout.
1990 - Wally Backman of the Pittsburgh Pirates became the first National League player in 15 years to get six hits in a game.
1994 - Scott Erickson of the Minnesota Twins no-hit the Milwaukee Brewers.
1996 - Barry Bonds joined Willie Mays, Barry Bonds and Andre Dawson as the only players to have 300 career home runs and 300 career stolen bases.
1998 - Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs was named NBA Rookie of the Year.
2002 - Derek Lowe of the Boston Red Sox no-hit the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. It was the first no-hitter at Fenway Park since 1965.
2003 - Kevin Millwood of the Philadelphia Phillies no-hit the San Francisco Giants.
