On April 27, 2009, the struggling American auto giant General
Motors (GM) said it plans to discontinue production of its more
than 80-year-old Pontiac brand.

Pontiac’s origins date back to the Oakland Motor Car, which
was founded in 1907 in Pontiac, Michigan, by Edward Murphy,
a horse-drawn carriage manufacturer. In 1909, Oakland became
part of General Motors, a conglomerate formed the previous
year by another former buggy company executive, William
Durant. The first Pontiac model made its debut as part of the
Oakland line in the 1920s.

The first Pontiac joined GM’s lineup in 1932. It became so popular that it replaced the Oakland name.

One of the final 2010 Pontiac G6 sedans moves down the
line at General Motors Orion assembly plant in Michigan.
The production marked the end of the line for the venerable Pontiac nameplate.

Springer is best known for “The Jerry Springer Show,”
which he hosted for 27 years.

Gerald Norman Springer (February 13, 1944 – April 27, 2023)

(TMZ) – Beloved talk show host and former Cincinnati Mayor
Jerry Springer died Thursday at the age of 79, following a
brief illness.

Springer’s death was confirmed by TMZ, who reported he
was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago and eventually
became worse toward the end of April. A spokesperson
confirmed he died peacefully at his home in the Chicago
area Thursday morning, according to the outlet.

The fledgling United States Marine Corps proved its dauntless
courage with a "miracle" victory in the Battle of Derna on the
shores of Tripoli in North Africa on this day in history, April 27,
1805.

The successful attack against overwhelming numbers on the
port city in present-day Libya, a stronghold of pirates who
Spent years attacking United States ships at sea, was the
climactic battle of the First Barbary War (1801-05).

The victory is immortalized in a patriotic American anthem.

"From the Halls of Montezuma/To the Shores of Tripoli/
We fight our country’s battles/In the air, on land and sea,"
proclaims the rousing opening lyrics of "The Marines’ Hymn".

   
ED DANAHUE

Lucille Désirée Ball
(August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989)

WASHINGTON (TND) — Archeologists in Peru have unearthed
what’s being described as a nearly 1,000-year-old child mummy.

The National University of San Marcos said the mummified
adolescent — who was approximately 12 or 13 year old when
he or she died — was discovered by a team of researchers
led by archaeologist Yomira Huamán (below).