Historical Events in April 1927

Apr 1 1st automatic record changer introduced by His Master's Voice
Apr 3 Interstate Commerce Comm transfers Ohio to Eastern time zone

World Record

Apr 5 Johnny Weissmuller sets world records in both the 100m and 200m free style swimming events

Apr 7 Using phone lines TV is sent from Washington, D.C. to NYC
Apr 11 Chilean general Carlos Ibáñez names himself president

Historic Event

Apr 12 Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek begins counter revolution in Shanghai

Apr 13 Stanley Cup Final, Ottawa Auditorium, Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Senators beat Boston Bruins, 3-1 for a 2-0-2 series win
Apr 14 The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden

Baseball Record

Apr 15 Yankees slugger Babe Ruth hits #1 of MLB record season 60 HRs; tees off on A's Howard Ehmke in 1st inning of New York's 6-3 win over Philadelphia

Apr 15 Switzerland & USSR agree to diplomatic relations
Apr 17 Japan's Wakarsoeki government falls, Baron Tanaka becomes premier
Apr 18 Chiang Kai-shek forms anti-government in China

Boston Marathon

Apr 18 31st Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar in 2:40:22.2; his 5th victory in the event

Apr 19 "Vagabond King" opens in London

Millions Come Up to See Mae West

Apr 19 Actress Mae West found guilty of “obscenity and corrupting the morals of youth” in a New York stage play entitled "Sex". She is sentenced to 10 days in prison and fined $500, the resulting publicity launches her Hollywood career.

Apr 22 Roger Sessions' 1st Symphony in E premieres with Serge Koussevitzky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Apr 25 Spain routes 20,000 soldiers to Morocco (uprising Rifkabylen)
Apr 27 Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmery) created
Apr 29 Construction of Spirit of St Louis (the monoplane which Charles Lindburgh was to fly across the Atlantic) is completed
Apr 30 Princess Juliana gets seat in Dutch Council of State

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