February 27
1844 - The Dominican Republic gained independence from Haiti.
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 parliament building, the Reichstag, in Berlin was destroyed by fire; Chancellor Adolf Hitler, blaming the Communists, used the fire to justify the suspending of civil liberties.
1939 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in National Labor Relations Board v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp., effectively outlawed sit-down strikes.
1942 - The Battle of the Java Sea during World War II began, where Japanese naval forces scored a decisive victory over the Allies.
1951 - The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, which limited the president to two terms in office.
1973 - Members of the American Indian Movement occupied the hamlet of Wounded Knee in South Dakota, the site of the 1890 massacre of Sioux men, women and children. (The occupation lasted until the following May.)
1991 - Kuwait was declared liberated from Iraq during the Persian Gulf War, bringing an end to Operation Desert Storm.
1997 - Divorce became legal in Ireland.
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, of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," died.
2010 - In Chile, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake and tsunami killed 524 people, 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.
2013 - President Barack Obama unveiled a statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks at the U.S. Capitol.
2020 - U.S. stocks posted their worst one-day drop since 2011, as worldwide markets plummeted amid growing anxiety about the coronavirus; the Dow tumbled nearly 1,200 points. President Donald Trump declared that a widespread U.S. outbreak of the virus was not inevitable, even as top health authorities at his side warned that more infections were coming.
2021 - The U.S. got a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that worked with just one dose instead of two.
2022 - President Vladimir Putin dramatically escalated East-West tensions by ordering Russian nuclear forces put on high alert, while Ukraine’s embattled leader agreed to talks with Moscow as Putin’s troops and tanks drove deeper into the country.
Birthdays
32 - Jenny Boyd (actress)
33 - Lindsey Morgan (actress)
37 - JWoww (Jenni Farley) (reality star)
40 - Kate Mara (actress)
42 - Josh Groban (singer)
43 - Bobby V (singer)
43 - Brandon Beemer (actor)
43 - Chelsea Clinton (daughter of President Bill Clinton)
47 - Tony Gonzalez (football player)
52 - Chilli (singer)
58 - Noah Emmerich (actor)
61 - Grant Show (actor)
61 - Adam Baldwin (actor)
62 - James Worthy (basketball player)
66 - Timothy Spall (actor)
74 - Debra Monk (actress)
86 - Barbara Babcock (actress)
93 - 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 that they would be wearing pinstripes on their uniforms.
1959 - Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics sets an NBA record with 28 assists in a game against the Minneapolis Lakers.
1977 - Stan Mikita (Chicago Blackhawks) scored his 500th goal.
1987 - The NCAA cancelled SMU's (Southern Methodist University) entire 1987 football schedule for gross violations of NCAA rules on athletic corruption.
1996 - The Chicago Bulls reached 50 victories in 56 games to set an NBA 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.
1844 - The Dominican Republic gained independence from Haiti.
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 parliament building, the Reichstag, in Berlin was destroyed by fire; Chancellor Adolf Hitler, blaming the Communists, used the fire to justify the suspending of civil liberties.
1939 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in National Labor Relations Board v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp., effectively outlawed sit-down strikes.
1942 - The Battle of the Java Sea during World War II began, where Japanese naval forces scored a decisive victory over the Allies.
1951 - The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, which limited the president to two terms in office.
1973 - Members of the American Indian Movement occupied the hamlet of Wounded Knee in South Dakota, the site of the 1890 massacre of Sioux men, women and children. (The occupation lasted until the following May.)
1991 - Kuwait was declared liberated from Iraq during the Persian Gulf War, bringing an end to Operation Desert Storm.
1997 - Divorce became legal in Ireland.
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, of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," died.
2010 - In Chile, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake and tsunami killed 524 people, 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.
2013 - President Barack Obama unveiled a statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks at the U.S. Capitol.
2020 - U.S. stocks posted their worst one-day drop since 2011, as worldwide markets plummeted amid growing anxiety about the coronavirus; the Dow tumbled nearly 1,200 points. President Donald Trump declared that a widespread U.S. outbreak of the virus was not inevitable, even as top health authorities at his side warned that more infections were coming.
2021 - The U.S. got a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that worked with just one dose instead of two.
2022 - President Vladimir Putin dramatically escalated East-West tensions by ordering Russian nuclear forces put on high alert, while Ukraine’s embattled leader agreed to talks with Moscow as Putin’s troops and tanks drove deeper into the country.
Birthdays
32 - Jenny Boyd (actress)
33 - Lindsey Morgan (actress)
37 - JWoww (Jenni Farley) (reality star)
40 - Kate Mara (actress)
42 - Josh Groban (singer)
43 - Bobby V (singer)
43 - Brandon Beemer (actor)
43 - Chelsea Clinton (daughter of President Bill Clinton)
47 - Tony Gonzalez (football player)
52 - Chilli (singer)
58 - Noah Emmerich (actor)
61 - Grant Show (actor)
61 - Adam Baldwin (actor)
62 - James Worthy (basketball player)
66 - Timothy Spall (actor)
74 - Debra Monk (actress)
86 - Barbara Babcock (actress)
93 - 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 that they would be wearing pinstripes on their uniforms.
1959 - Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics sets an NBA record with 28 assists in a game against the Minneapolis Lakers.
1977 - Stan Mikita (Chicago Blackhawks) scored his 500th goal.
1987 - The NCAA cancelled SMU's (Southern Methodist University) entire 1987 football schedule for gross violations of NCAA rules on athletic corruption.
1996 - The Chicago Bulls reached 50 victories in 56 games to set an NBA 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.
