Event:
Pope Francis canonizes John XXIII and John Paul II; this is the first time that the Catholic Church has elected two former popes to sainthood in the same ceremony
More Notable Events on April 27:
1994 President Nixon buried in Nixon Library in California
1984 Over 70 inches of snow falls on Red Lake Montana
1960 1st atomic powered electric-drive submarine launched, the Tullibee
1937 U.S. Social Security system makes its 1st benefit payment
1861 West Virginia secedes from Virginia after Virginia secedes from U.S.
