This Day in History

April 27th in History

US Marines attack the shores of Tripoli! In other news, Mussolini is captured and the computer mouse is introduced. It's the birthday of Samuel Morse, Ulysses S. Grant, Woody Woodpecker creator Walter Lantz (image), and Casey Kasem. RIP Ferdinand Magellan, Zebulon Pike, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Carlos Castaneda, and Al Hirt. Happy Mantanzas Mule Day!

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Quote of the Day

"Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive."

Edward Gibbon, historian born April 27, 1737