April 27 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for April 27
In the headlines today:

2000	Rudolph Giuliani, mayor of New York, announces he has prostate cancer.
1999	Al Hirt, "King of the Trumpet," dies at age 76 in New Orleans.
1981	Ringo Starr, former drummer for The Beatles, marries Barbara Bach in London.
1978	John Ehrlichman is released from prison after serving 18 months for his part in the Watergate scandal.
1970	Burlesque entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee dies.
1967	Expo '67 offically opens in Montreal, Canada.
1965	Broadcaster Edward R. Murrow dies of lung cancer at age 57 in NY.
1961	Sierra Leone becomes an independent part of the British Commonwealth.
1937	The first Social Security checks are mailed in the US.
1891	Grant's Tomb is dedicated in New York City.
1882	Ralph Waldo Emerson (poet, essayist) dies.
1865	More than 1800 Union prisoners of war are killed when the steamer Sultana explodes on the Mississippi River near Memphis.
1521	Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed during a battle in the Philippines.