Levin noted that the United States has intervened in 81 elections between 1946 and 2000, including those in Yugoslavia and Italy. An article published by Foreign Affairs in June 2020 said the U.S.
China's aircraft carrier Shandong (CV-17) left the naval base of Sanya on the day of Pelosi's visit and Liaoning-001 also raised anchor from the home base in Qingdao. The two carriers are advancing both north and south of Taiwan.
Highlights of this day in history: President and Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant born; Explorer Ferdinand Magellan killed; U.S. Marines attack North Africa during the First Barbary War; Ailing baseball star Babe Ruth honored. (April 27)