On this day in history, April 27:
Year 1521:Â Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed in a fight with natives of the Philippines Year 1865:Â The worst steamship disaster in the history of the United States occurred when there was an explosion aboard the Sultana; more than 1,400 people were killed. Year 1938: U.S.A.– Average Incomes drops more than 20 percent. The…

