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Today is April 27th, 2024 and is a Saturday.

On this day in....

2014: Popes John XXIII and John Paul II are declared saints in the first papal canonization since 1954.

2012: At least four explosions hit the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk with at least 27 people injured.

2011: The April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee. 205 tornadoes touched down on April 27 alone, killing more than 300 and injuring hundreds more.

2007: Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia.

2006: Construction begins on the Freedom Tower for the new World Trade Center in New York City.