What do Benito Mussolini, Apartheid and Xeros PARC have in common? All 3 share important anniversaries on April 27th.
- 1945 –Benito Mussolini is arrested while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.
- 1950 – Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed formally segregating races.
- 1981 – Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.
- 1987 – The U.S. Department of Justice bars Austrian President Kurt Waldheim from entering the United States, saying he had aided in the deportation and execution of thousands ofJews and others as a German Army officer during World War II.
- 1989 – The April 27 Demonstration,a student-led protest responding to the April 26 Editorial, during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
- 1992 – Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.
- 1994 – South African general election, 1994: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. The Interim Constitution comes into force.
While interesting, these facts have nothing to do with the real estate business-helping families buy and sell homes in Silicon Valley, Calif. Learning new facts just adds fun to life.
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