On this day in history
April 27
American
1865The steamboat Sultana explodes on the Mississippi, killing about 1,800 freed Union prisoners, America's worst …
The steamboat Sultana explodes on the Mississippi, killing about 1,800 freed Union prisoners, America's worst maritime disaster.
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2011A super outbreak of tornadoes tears through the South, killing 324 people, most in Alabama.
A super outbreak of tornadoes tears through the South, killing 324 people, most in Alabama.
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World
1521Ferdinand Magellan is killed by warriors on the Philippine island of Mactan.
Ferdinand Magellan is killed by warriors on the Philippine island of Mactan.
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1994South Africans vote in the first election open to all races, making Nelson Mandela president.
South Africans vote in the first election open to all races, making Nelson Mandela president.
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