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27 April, 2006

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

27 April, 2005

The Superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus 380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France.

27 April, 1984

The siege of the Libyan Embassy in London ends 11 days after the shooting of WPC Yvonne Fletcher outside the St James's Square building.

27 April, 1961

Sierra Leone becomes the latest West African state to win independence, after more than 150 years of British colonial rule.

27 April, 1945

Russian and American troops join hands at the River Elbe in Germany, bringing the end of the war a step closer. Last German troops are expelled from Finnish Lapland (the last day of World War II going on in Finland). The day is the national war veteran day in Finland.

27 April, 1941

World War II: German troops enter Athens.

27 April, 1909

Sultan of Turkey Abdul Hamid II is overthrown

27 April, 1908

4th modern Olympic games opens in London

27 April, 1791

Samuel Morse, US inventor of Morse Code, was born.

27 April, 1124

David I becomes King of Scotland.

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