April1927

Historical Eventsin April 1927

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

1st Long Distance TV Transmission

Apr 7 First long-distance television transmission: an image of Secretary of CommerceHerbert Hoover is sent from Washington, D.C. to NYC by AT&T

Apr 11 Chilean general Carlos Ibáñez names himself president

Shanghai Massacre

Apr 12 Kuomintang leaderChiang Kai-shek begins a counter-revolution by violently suppressing Communist groups

Chinese Military and Political LeaderChiang Kai-shek

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 is produced in Gothenburg, Sweden
Apr 15 Switzerland & USSR agree to diplomatic relations

Babe Ruth's 60 HR Record

Apr 15 Yankees sluggerBabe 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 17 Japan's Wakarsoeki government falls, Baron Tanaka becomes premier

31st Boston Marathon

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

Apr 18 Nationalist leaderChiang Kai-Shek forms an anti-government in China
Apr 19 "Vagabond King" opens in London

Apr 19 ActressMae 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