Today in History - April 27

On April 27, 1822, military leader and U.S. president Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. Continue reading.

On April 27, 1895, the popular periodical Harper's Weekly carried a story on the World's Transportation Commission visit to Ceylon, now called Sri Lanka.  Continue reading.

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