April 27th in US History
Part V
On April 27th in 1991 A group of 250 Kurds became the first refugees to move into a new US-built camp in northern Iraq.
On April 27th in 1993 After a hiatus of more than four months, Israeli and Arab delegates resumed Middle East peace talks in Washington, D.C.
On April 27th in 1994 Former President Richard M. Nixon was remembered at an outdoor funeral service attended by all five of his successors at the Nixon presidential library in Yorba Linda, Calif.
On April 27th in 1996 William Egan Colby, CIA Director, disappeared while canoeing near his waterfront home in southern Maryland. His body was found 8 days later.
On April 27th in 1997 President Clinton, along with former presidents George Bush and Jimmy Carter, helped polish gritty city streets in Philadelphia as they launched the Summit for America's Future, a three-day gathering on community service.
On April 27th in 1997 A Texas militia group, called Republic of Texas, took 2 hostages at the Davis Mountain Resort community in a standoff with 300 police officers. They advocated independence for the state. The hostages were released later the next day in exchange for a jailed comrade, but the standoff continued. Richard McLaren and Robert Otto were later captured, convicted and sentenced to 99 and 50 years in prison.
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