April 27th - On this day in History...

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  1. heathclose

    heathclose Miniboss Boxer

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    On this day, April 27th….

    Events -

    1810 – Beethoven composes Für Elise.
    1840 – Foundation stone for new Palace of Westminster, London, is laid by wife of Sir Charles Barry.
    1865 – The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state's land grant institution.
    1956 - Heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing
    1974 – Ten thousand march in Washington, D.C., calling for the impeachment of U.S. President Richard Nixon
    1992 – Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.
    2002 – The last successful telemetry from the NASA space probe Pioneer 10.
    2006 – Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.

    Births -

    1791 – Samuel Morse, American painter and inventor, co-invented the Morse code
    1822 – Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States
    1927 - Wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. , Coretta Scott King was born Coretta Scott in Marion, Alabama
    1932 - Iconic radio host Casey Kasem was born Kemal Amin Kasem in Detroit, Michigan
    1981 – Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.
    2016 - The world's first software that truly allows anyone to create amazing games regardless of technical skill, Buildbox 2, is born.
     
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  2. Christoph

    Christoph Miniboss Boxer

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    You did your homework. ;) Let's celebrate together, shall we?
     
  3. playsgames6666

    playsgames6666 Miniboss Boxer

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    LOL
    I think though BB2 should be under events as its a release, and was born sometime ago.
    Cool bit of history facts though.
    Love it!!!!!! and also your involvement in the forums.
    Keep it up.
     
  4. trudnai

    trudnai Miniboss Boxer

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    Hmm, computer mouse - This is very interesting, just read this on Wikipedia that this device is actually much older than we thought (or at least I thought). First trackpads are from the late 40s and mouse 60s... Fascinating! (Worth reading while waiting for BB2 Release Announcement :)

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_mouse
     
  5. heathclose

    heathclose Miniboss Boxer

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    You know what!?! I forgot a big event for me personally... so busy with life it happens, but the 27th is my sobriety date... 23 months today...
     
  6. guttaavestudios

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    Congrats @heathclose that's an awesome accomplishment
     
  7. JustWatchApps

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    Way to go @heathclose - much props to you!
     

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