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| February 27th |
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| About February 27th is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 307 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (308 in leap years). Births 1807 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet, educator 1904 - James T. Farrell, novelist (Studs Lonigan) 1932 - Elizabeth Taylor, actress (Cleopatra, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) 1933 - Raymond Berry, Hall of Fame receiver 1934 - Ralph Nader, presidential candidate, author 1961 - James Worthy, Hall of Fame basketball player 1962 - Grant Show, actor ("Melrose Place") 1962 - Adam Baldwin, actor 1976 - Tony Gonzalez, professional football player 1980 - Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Hillary and Bill Clinton 1981 - Josh Groban, singer, songwriter, actor Deaths 2003 - Fred Rogers, educator (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood) 2008 - Myron Cope, sportscaster, journalist 2008 - William F. Buckley, Jr., political author, commentator (National Review) Events 1860 - Abraham Lincoln gives a dramatic speech at Cooper Union in New York against the spread of slavery. 1951 - The Twenty-second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, limiting a President to two terms, is ratified. 1964 - The government of Italy asks for suggestions on how to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over. 1974 - People magazine is published for the first time. 1986 - On a trial basis, the U.S. Senate begins to have its debates televised. 1991 - President George H.W. Bush announces that "Kuwait is liberated" as the Gulf War comes to an end. 2010 A devastating magnitude 8.8 earthquake rocks central Chile. |
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