February 27
1801 - The District of Columbia was placed under the jurisdiction of Congress.
1922 - The Supreme Court, in Leser v. Garnett, unanimously upheld the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guaranteed women the right to vote.
1933 - The German Reichstag building in Berlin was destroyed by fire; Chancellor Adolf Hitler, blaming the Communists, used the fire to justify suspending civil liberties.
1939 - The Supreme Court, in National Labor Relations Board v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp., effectively outlawed sit-down strikes.
1951 - The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, limiting the president to two terms in office.
1973 - Members of the American Indian Movement occupied the village of Wounded Knee, South Dakota. (The occupation lasted until May.)
1991 - President George H.W. Bush declared that "Kuwait is liberated, Iraq's army is defeated," and announced that the allies would suspend combat operations at midnight.
1997 - Divorce became legal in Ireland.
1997 - Legislation banning handguns in Britain went into effect.
1998 - With the approval of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's House of Lords agreed to end 1,000 years of male preference by giving a monarch's first-born daughter the same claim to the throne as any first-born son.
2003 - Fred Rogers, star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, died.
2008 - Author and conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. died at age 82.
2010 - An 8.8-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami killed 524 people in Chile caused $30 billion in damage and left more than 200,000 homeless.
2012 - Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down as president of Yemen after months of protests.
2017 - President Donald Trump proposed a huge $54 billion surge in U.S. military spending for new aircraft, ships and fighters in his first federal budget while slashing big chunks from domestic programs and foreign aid to make the government “do more with less.”
2020 - U.S. stocks posted their worst one-day drop since 2011, as worldwide markets plummeted amid growing anxiety about the coronavirus; the Dow Jones tumbled nearly 1,200 points.
2021 - The Food and Drug Administration approved a third vaccine to combat COVID-19, a Johnson & Johnson shot that worked with just one dose instead of two.
Birthdays
25 - Shen Yue (actress)
31 - Jenny Boyd (actress)
32 - Lindsey Morgan (actress)
36 - JWoww (reality star)
39 - Kate Mara (actress)
41 - Josh Groban (singer)
42 - Bobby V (singer)
42 - Brandon Beemer (actor)
42 - Chelsea Clinton (daughter of President Bill Clinton)
44 - Shonna Tucker (singer)
46 - Tony Gonzalez (football player)
51 - Chilli (singer)
56 - Donal Logue (actor)
57 - Noah Emmerich (actor)
60 - Grant Show (actor)
60 - Adam Baldwin (actor)
61 - James Worthy (basketball player)
62 - Johnny Van Zant (singer)
65 - Timothy Spall (actor)
68 - Neal Schon (singer)
73 - Debra Monk (actress)
85 - Barbara Babcock (actress)
88 - Ralph Nader (consumer advocate)
92 - Joanne Woodward (actress)
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Today in Sports History - February 27
1908 - Major league baseball adopted a sacrifice fly rule for the first time. It was repealed, reinstated and then changed several times before being permanently accepted in 1954.
1912 - The New York Yankees announced their now iconic pinstripe uniforms.
1959 - Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics sets an NBA record with 28 assists against the Minneapolis Lakers.
1963 - Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees signed the first $100,000/year contract in professional baseball.
1973 - Dick Allen of the Chicago White Sox signs a three-year contract worth $250,000 a year.
1987 - The NCAA cancelled Southern Methodist University's entire 1987 football season for gross violations of NCAA rules on athletic corruption.
1996 - The Chicago Bulls recorded their 50th win of the season in just their 56th game to establish a new NBA record.
2001 - The New Jersey Devils began a streak of 10 consecutive road wind to tie an NHL record.
2003 - Emmitt Smith became a free agent for the first time when the Dallas Cowboys released him.
2006 - Former Newark Eagles co-owner Effa Manley became the first woman elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
2007 - The Edmonton Oilers retire Mark Messier's #11.
1801 - The District of Columbia was placed under the jurisdiction of Congress.
1922 - The Supreme Court, in Leser v. Garnett, unanimously upheld the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guaranteed women the right to vote.
1933 - The German Reichstag building in Berlin was destroyed by fire; Chancellor Adolf Hitler, blaming the Communists, used the fire to justify suspending civil liberties.
1939 - The Supreme Court, in National Labor Relations Board v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp., effectively outlawed sit-down strikes.
1951 - The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, limiting the president to two terms in office.
1973 - Members of the American Indian Movement occupied the village of Wounded Knee, South Dakota. (The occupation lasted until May.)
1991 - President George H.W. Bush declared that "Kuwait is liberated, Iraq's army is defeated," and announced that the allies would suspend combat operations at midnight.
1997 - Divorce became legal in Ireland.
1997 - Legislation banning handguns in Britain went into effect.
1998 - With the approval of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's House of Lords agreed to end 1,000 years of male preference by giving a monarch's first-born daughter the same claim to the throne as any first-born son.
2003 - Fred Rogers, star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, died.
2008 - Author and conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. died at age 82.
2010 - An 8.8-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami killed 524 people in Chile caused $30 billion in damage and left more than 200,000 homeless.
2012 - Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down as president of Yemen after months of protests.
2017 - President Donald Trump proposed a huge $54 billion surge in U.S. military spending for new aircraft, ships and fighters in his first federal budget while slashing big chunks from domestic programs and foreign aid to make the government “do more with less.”
2020 - U.S. stocks posted their worst one-day drop since 2011, as worldwide markets plummeted amid growing anxiety about the coronavirus; the Dow Jones tumbled nearly 1,200 points.
2021 - The Food and Drug Administration approved a third vaccine to combat COVID-19, a Johnson & Johnson shot that worked with just one dose instead of two.
Birthdays
25 - Shen Yue (actress)
31 - Jenny Boyd (actress)
32 - Lindsey Morgan (actress)
36 - JWoww (reality star)
39 - Kate Mara (actress)
41 - Josh Groban (singer)
42 - Bobby V (singer)
42 - Brandon Beemer (actor)
42 - Chelsea Clinton (daughter of President Bill Clinton)
44 - Shonna Tucker (singer)
46 - Tony Gonzalez (football player)
51 - Chilli (singer)
56 - Donal Logue (actor)
57 - Noah Emmerich (actor)
60 - Grant Show (actor)
60 - Adam Baldwin (actor)
61 - James Worthy (basketball player)
62 - Johnny Van Zant (singer)
65 - Timothy Spall (actor)
68 - Neal Schon (singer)
73 - Debra Monk (actress)
85 - Barbara Babcock (actress)
88 - Ralph Nader (consumer advocate)
92 - Joanne Woodward (actress)
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Today in Sports History - February 27
1908 - Major league baseball adopted a sacrifice fly rule for the first time. It was repealed, reinstated and then changed several times before being permanently accepted in 1954.
1912 - The New York Yankees announced their now iconic pinstripe uniforms.
1959 - Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics sets an NBA record with 28 assists against the Minneapolis Lakers.
1963 - Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees signed the first $100,000/year contract in professional baseball.
1973 - Dick Allen of the Chicago White Sox signs a three-year contract worth $250,000 a year.
1987 - The NCAA cancelled Southern Methodist University's entire 1987 football season for gross violations of NCAA rules on athletic corruption.
1996 - The Chicago Bulls recorded their 50th win of the season in just their 56th game to establish a new NBA record.
2001 - The New Jersey Devils began a streak of 10 consecutive road wind to tie an NHL record.
2003 - Emmitt Smith became a free agent for the first time when the Dallas Cowboys released him.
2006 - Former Newark Eagles co-owner Effa Manley became the first woman elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
2007 - The Edmonton Oilers retire Mark Messier's #11.
