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This Day In History.
Written by Brent Manke
Tuesday, Apr 27 2010, 1:37 AM
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Today is Tuesday, April 27th.
It's day #117 of the year 2010
and there are 248 days left.
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1986: The Chernobyl nuclear power plant explodes in Pripyat, Ukraine, immediately killing 31 and poisoning thousands.
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1968 Merle Haggard takes "The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde" to #1 in Billboard
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1967 - Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson officially opens l'Exposition universelle de Montréal - Expo '67; Canada's first world's fair runs until Oct. 29.
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1928 - Prince Edward Island changes to driving on the right hand side of the road.
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1908 - Canada sends team of 84 athletes to the fourth modern Olympic Games opening this day in London; attracts 22 nations and a total of 2056 competitors; Canada will win three golds, in Lacrosse, Shooting (Walter Ewing) and the 200m Race (Robert Kerr); events last until Oct. 31.
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1644 - Wheat planted in Canada for the first time.
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Weyburn's record high was 24 in 1992
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Weyburn's record low was -11 in 1926