Today's Highlight in History:
On April 27, 1805, during the First Barbary War, an American-led force of Marines and mercenaries captured the city of Derna, on the shores of Tripoli.
On this date:
In 1509, Pope Julius II excommunicated the republic of Venice. (The pope lifted the ban in February 1510.)
In 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives in the Philippines.
In 1570, Pope Pius V excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I.
In 1865, the steamer Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tenn., killing more than 1,400 people, mostly Union prisoners of war.
In 1932, American poet Hart Crane, 32, drowned after jumping from a steamer into the Gulf of Mexico while en route to New York.
In 1947, it was "Babe Ruth Day" at Yankee Stadium as baseball fans, not just in New York, but across the country as well, honored the ailing star.
One year ago: Construction began on the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower that will stand on the site of the World Trade Center in New York City.
Today's Birthdays: Actor Jack Klugman is 85. Actress Anouk Aimee is 75. Announcer Casey Kasem is 75. Rhythm-and-blues singer Cuba Gooding is 63. Rock singer Kate Pierson (The B-52's) is 59. Rhythm-and-blues singer Herbie Murrell (The Stylistics) is 58. Pop singer Sheena Easton is 48. Rock singer-musician Travis Meeks (Days of the New) is 28. Rock singer-musician Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy) is 23.
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