On This Day in History

April 27

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​Historical Events​

​1565 First Spanish settlement in the Philippines is founded in Cebu City​

​1865 Steamboat "SS Sultana" explodes in the Mississippi River, killing up to 1,800 of the 2,427 passengers in the greatest maritime disaster in United States history; most are paroled Union POWs on their way home.

Australia's first Labor ministry, the first in the world

​1904 The Australian Labor Party under Prime Minister Chris Watson becomes the first Labor government in the world

​1945 Italian partisans capture Benito Mussolini in Dongo, near Lake Como

​2005 The superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France

More Historical Events

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​Famous Birthdays​

​Mary Wollstonecraft​ ​1759 - 1797

​Samuel Morse​ ​1791 - 1872

​Ulysses S. Grant​ ​1822 - 1885

​Sheila Scott​ ​1922 - 1988

Also Herbert Spencer and Lizzo (36)

More Famous Birthdays

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​Famous Deaths​

​Ferdinand Magellan​ ​1480 - 1521

​Antonio Gramsci​ ​1891 - 1937

More Famous Deaths

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​Record-Breaking Sheila, the High-Flying Aviator​

The Sky's was the limit for Sheila Scott who made three solo flights around the world and was the first pilot, male or female, to fly over the North Pole.

First Pilot to Fly Over the North Pole