Wednesday, April 27, 2011

TODAY IN HISTORY

Ludwig van BeethovenCover of Ludwig van Beethoven
APRIL 27
1963:Fifteen-year-old Margaret Annemarie Battavio, better known as Little Peggy March, becomes the youngest female singer to top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts with her hit, “I Will Follow Him.”

1810: German composer Ludwig van Beethoven completes the original score to his piano composition “Für Elise.” Although “Bagatelle in A Minor” is now among Beethoven’s most famous works, the score will not be published until 1867, four decades after his death.

1947: The first Babe Ruth Day is celebrated at Yankee Stadium in New York in honor of ailing slugger George Herman “Babe” Ruth, who addresses a crowd of nearly 60,000 fans. The Sultan of Swat’s speech is broadcast live to major and minor league baseball fields around the country.
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