. . . . . . "April 27" . . "Today in history. April 27" . . . . . . . "Presents a brief biography of Ulysses S. Grant, military leader and U.S. president, who was born April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio. Also discusses the work of the World Transportation Commission (1894-1896), which was organized by railroad publicist Joseph Gladding Pangborn to gather information about foreign transportation systems, especially railroads, for the Field Columbian Museum in Chicago." . . "Biography" .