- 1941] A tradition is born at Wrigley Field in Chicago as Roy Nelson serenades the crowd with organ music. It doesn't help the Cubs, who lose 4-2 to the Cardinals (4/26)...
- 1947] Over 58,000 fans jam Yankee Stadium to say goodbye to Babe Ruth. One year later he would die, a victim of cancer (4/27)...
- 1956] 31-year old, undefeated heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano calls it quits and hangs up his boxing gloves with a perfect 49-0 record (4/27). At the age of 44 Marciano will be killed in a small plane crash...
- 1967] Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson opens EXPO 67 in Montreal (4/27)...
- 1973] The Grand Ole Opry leaves the Ryman Augitorium and open Opryland in suburban Nashville (4/27)...
- 1977] Studio 54 opens on West 54th Street in Manhattan (4/26)...
- 1981] After grunting their way through the movie "Caveman", Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach (dressed like Fred & Wilma) get married in Durango, Mexico (4/27)...
- 1982] John W. Hinckley Jr. goes on trial in Washington, D.C. for shooting President Ronald Reagan (4/27). Hinckley will be acquitted by reason of insanity...
- 1989] Legendary comedian/actress Lucille Ball dies at 77 from a ruptured aorta (4/26)...
- 2002] Red Sox pitcher Derek Lowe becomes the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter at Fenway Park since Dave Morehead in 1965. Facing 28 batters, Lowe totals only 97 pitches in the 10-0 whitewashing of Tampa Bay (4/27)...
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