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Today In History – April 27 – Construction Of Freedom Tower In New York Begins

Parliament passes the Tea Act – President Grant is born – Tragedy on the Mississippi – Rocky Marciano retires as world heavyweight champion – High school freshman Little Peggy March earns a #1 hit with “I Will Follow Him” – Afghan president is overthrown and murdered – Construction begins on the Freedom Tower for the new World Trade Center in New York City

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Today In History – March 28 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower Dies

British Parliament adopts the Coercive Acts – Congress censures Jackson – First American citizen killed during WWI – Eisenhower dies – Nuclear accident at Three Mile Island – .7 magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia

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