April 30, 1927 An explosion killed 111 coal miners at the Federal No. 3 Coal Mine of New England Fuel and Transportation Company at Everettville, West Virginia. Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. became the first film stars to put their handprints in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. The Federal Institute for Women, the first U.S. government prison for women convicted of violations of federal law, was opened at Alderson, West Virginia, for any woman sentenced to a year or more in prison. Three women from Vermont were the first inmates. The first sound newsreel was introduced by Fox Movietone News, prior to the showing of a feature film at the Roxy Theater in New York City. The first report, lasting four minutes, showed the marching of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy. References 1927 1927-04 1927-04