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01-14-2006, 08:56 PM
April 27th in History
1773: British Parliament passes the Tea Act. It doesn't fly well in Boston
1937: First US social security payment made The AARP should celebrate
1937: The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco USA opens
1941: Athens, Greece, captured by the German army
1960: France grants Togo independence, kicking off the end of the colonial age
1961: Sierra Leone, in Africa, becomes an independent republic
1989: Beijing students take over Tiananmen Square in China
April 27th birthdays
1759: Mary Godwin/Shelley, Author of the novel 'Frankenstein'
1791: Samuel Morse, Inventor of Morse Code
1822: Ulysses S.Grant, Former (18th) American President
1896: Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher
1932: Anouk Aimee, French actress
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