On April 27.1865 ; The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state's land grant institution. source
On April 27.1865 ; The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state's land grant institution.
On April 27.1865 ; The steamboat Sultana, carrying 2,400 passengers, explodes and sinks in the Mississippi River, killing 1,800, most of whom are Union survivors of the Andersonville and Cahaba Prisons. source
On April 27.1865 ; The steamboat Sultana, carrying 2,400 passengers, explodes and sinks in the Mississippi River, killing 1,800, most of whom are Union survivors of the Andersonville and Cahaba Prisons.
On April 27.1904 ; The Australian Labor Party becomes the first such party to gain national government, under Chris Watson. source
On April 27.1904 ; The Australian Labor Party becomes the first such party to gain national government, under Chris Watson.
On April 27.1905 ; Exposition Universelle at Liège is opened. source
On April 27.1905 ; Exposition Universelle at Liège is opened.
On April 27.1906 ; The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time. source
On April 27.1906 ; The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
On April 27.1936 ; The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor. source
On April 27.1936 ; The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
On April 27.1950 ; Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed formally segregating races. source
On April 27.1950 ; Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed formally segregating races.
On April 27.1953 ; Operation Moolah offers $50,000 to any pilot who defected with a fully mission-capable Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 to South Korea. The first pilot was to receive $100,000. source
On April 27.1953 ; Operation Moolah offers $50,000 to any pilot who defected with a fully mission-capable Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 to South Korea. The first pilot was to receive $100,000.
On April 27.1992 ; The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. source
On April 27.1992 ; The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
On April 27.1996 ; The 1996 Lebanon war ends. source
On April 27.1996 ; The 1996 Lebanon war ends.
