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February 27, 2002 44th Grammy Awards, U2, Alicia Keyes, Nelly Furtado and James Taylor win major awards February 27, 1998 14th Soap Opera Digest Awards February 27, 1998 Apple discontinues developing Newton computer February 27, 1998 FBI arrests 10 most wanted suspected serial killer Tony Ray Amati February 27, 1998 New England Patriot David Meggett arrested in Toronto on sex assault charges February 27, 1997 "Last Night of Ballyhoo" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City February 27, 1997 Singer Sade (Helen Folasade), arrest in Jamaica for disobeying a cop February 27, 1996 Mark Waugh scores 126 in World Cup against India February 27, 1995 Car bomb explodes in Zakho, North-Iraq (54-80 killed) February 27, 1994 17th Winter Olympic games closes in Lillehammer, Norway February 27, 1994 Maronite church near Beirut bombed, 10 killed February 27, 1993 PBA National Championship Won by Ron Palombi Jr February 27, 1992 Larry Smith, named 9th Commissioner of the CFL February 27, 1992 Tiger Woods, 16, becomes youngest PGA golfer in 35 years February 27, 1991 Ben Elton's "Silly Cow," premieres in London February 27, 1991 6 week Gulf War ends after Iraqi troops retreated and Kuwait is liberated February 27, 1991 Noureddine Morcelli set 1500m mark at 3:34:16 February 27, 1991 Singer James Brown is released from prison February 27, 1990 Exxon Corp and Exxon Shipping are indicted on 5 criminal counts (Valdez) February 27, 1990 No one elected to Hall of Fame for 2nd time in 3 years February 27, 1989 German war criminals Aus der Funten/Fischer, freed in Holland February 27, 1988 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Orient Leasing Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open February 27, 1988 Bonnie Blair (U.S.) wins Olympic 500m speed skating in record 39.1 February 27, 1988 Gulfstream G-IV goes around the world 36:08:34 February 27, 1988 Katarina Witt (GDR) wins 2nd consecutive Olympic figure skating February 27, 1987 "Washington Week In Review," 20th anniversary on PBS February 27, 1987 Donald Regan resigned as White House chief of staff February 27, 1987 Mike Conley triple jumps world indoor record (17.76m) February 27, 1987 NCAA cancels SMU's entire 1987 football schedule for gross violations of NCAA rules regarding athletic corruption February 27, 1985 Farmers converge in Washington to demand economic relief February 27, 1985 Mauritania's new constitutional charter published February 27, 1984 Carl Lewis jumps world record indoor (8.675 m) February 27, 1984 WRC-AM in Washington D.C. changes call letters to WWRC February 27, 1984 Worker's union leader Billy Nair freed in South Africa February 27, 1983 Eamonn Coghlan set indoor mile record of 3:49.78 February 27, 1983 Jan Stephenson wins Tucson Conquistadores LPGA Golf Tournament February 27, 1982 Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), hits on 63rd consecutive free throw February 27, 1982 Earl Anthony becomes 1st pro bowler to win more than $1 million February 27, 1982 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island February 27, 1982 Wayne Williams found guilty of murdering 2 of 28 blacks in Atlanta February 27, 1981 Greatest passenger load on a commercial airliner-610 on Boeing 747 February 27, 1981 Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder record "Ebony and Ivory" February 27, 1980 22nd Grammy Awards: What a Fool Believe, Streisand-Diamond duet February 27, 1980 Israel and Egypt exchange ambassadors February 27, 1980 Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins elections in Zimbabwe February 27, 1980 Terrorists occupies Dominican embassy in Bogota February 27, 1978 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island February 27, 1977 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic February 27, 1977 Keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession, Canada February 27, 1976 Final meeting between Mao tse Tung and Richard Nixon February 27, 1975 CDU-politician Peter Lorentz kidnapped in West Berlin February 27, 1975 House of Representatives pass $21.3 billion anti-recession tax-cut bill February 27, 1974 "People" magazine begins sales February 27, 1974 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 27, 1973 American Indian Movement occupy Wounded Knee in South Dakota February 27, 1973 Dick Allen signs a record $675,000 3-yr contract with White Sox February 27, 1973 Members of American Indian Movement begin occupation of Wounded Knee February 27, 1973 Pope Paul VI publishes constitution motu proprio Quo aptius February 27, 1973 White Sox slugger Dick Allen signs 3-year $750,000 contract February 27, 1972 President Nixon and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued Shanghai Communique February 27, 1970 New York Times falsely reports U.S. Army has ended domestic surveillance February 27, 1969 Gen Hafez al-Assad becomes head of Syria via miltary coup February 27, 1969 President Nixon visits West-Berlin February 27, 1967 Antigua and St. Christopher-Nevis become associated states of UK February 27, 1967 Dominica gains independence from England February 27, 1967 Pink Floyd release their 1st single "Arnold Layne" February 27, 1967 Rio de la Plata Treaty February 27, 1966 Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Diane Towler/Bernard Ford GRB February 27, 1966 Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Belousova and Protopopov of URS February 27, 1966 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Peggy Fleming of U.S. February 27, 1966 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Emmerich Danzer AUT February 27, 1965 "High Spirits" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 375 performances February 27, 1965 Dutch Marijnen government resigns February 27, 1965 France performs Underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria February 27, 1964 "What Makes Sammy Run?" opens at 84th St. Theater New York City for 540 performances February 27, 1963 Mickey Mantle of New York Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100,000 February 27, 1962 South-Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem's palace bombed, 1st U.S. killed February 27, 1960 Oil pipeline from Rotterdam to Ruhrgebied opens February 27, 1960 U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team beats U.S.S.R. 3-2 en route to gold medal February 27, 1959 Chicago Cards trade running back Ollie Matson to Los Angeles Rams for 9 players February 27, 1959 Boston Celtic Bob Cousy sets NBA record with 28 assists Boston Celtics score 173 points against Minneapolis Lakers February 27, 1958 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. February 27, 1957 Mao's speech "On Correct Handling of Contradictions Among People" February 27, 1957 Premiere of only prime-time network TV show beginning with an "X": "Xavier Cugat Show" on NBC (until X-Files) February 27, 1956 Elvis Presley's releases "Heartbreak Hotel" February 27, 1956 Female suffrage in Egypt February 27, 1955 Betty Jameson wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open February 27, 1951 22nd amendment ratified, limiting president to 2 terms February 27, 1950 General Chiang Kai-shek elected president of Nationalist China February 27, 1949 Chaim Weizmann becomes 1st Israeli president February 27, 1947 Paul-Emile Victor French polar expeditions organized February 27, 1946 4th "Road" film, "Road to Utopia" premieres (New York City) February 27, 1945 Battle of U.S. 94 Infantry February 27, 1942 1st transport of French Jews to nazi-Germany February 27, 1942 Battle of Java Sea began 13 U.S. warships sunk - 2 Japanese February 27, 1942 J. S. Hey discovers radio emissions from Sun February 27, 1939 Belgian government of Pierlot falls February 27, 1939 English Spook house Borley Rectory destroyed in a fire February 27, 1939 France recognizes Franco's regime in Spain February 27, 1939 Supreme Court outlaws sit-down strikes February 27, 1938 Britain and France recognize Franco government in Spain February 27, 1937 Bradman scores 169 in 5th Test Cricket vs. England in 223 minutes February 27, 1936 Willy den Ouden swims world record 100 m free style (1:04.6) February 27, 1933 Jean Genet's "Intermezzo," premieres in Paris February 27, 1933 Nazis set fire to German parliament building, Reichstag, blame it on Communists February 27, 1932 38 die in coal mine explosion Boissevain, Virginia, USA February 27, 1930 Bouvet Island declared a Norwegian dependency February 27, 1929 Turkey signs Litvinov-pact February 27, 1927 For 2nd Sunday in a row golfers in South Carolina arrested for violating Sabbath February 27, 1925 Hitler's resurrects NSDAP political party in Munich February 27, 1925 Test Cricket debut of Clarrie Grimmett, who took 5-45 and 6-37 vs. England February 27, 1924 Belgium's Theunis government falls February 27, 1922 Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover convenes 1st National Radio Conference February 27, 1922 G. B. Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh I/II," premieres in New York City February 27, 1922 Supreme Court unanimously upheld 19th amend woman's right to vote February 27, 1921 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard February 27, 1921 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger February 27, 1919 1st public performance of Holst's "Planets" February 27, 1919 American Association for Hard of Hearing forms (New York City) February 27, 1912 Lord Kitchener opens Khartoum-El Obeid (Nyala) railway February 27, 1908 Sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954) February 27, 1908 Star #46 was added to U.S. flag for Oklahoma February 27, 1906 France and Britain agree to joint control of New Hebrides February 27, 1901 NL Rules Committee decrees that all fouls are to count as strikes except after two strikes February 27, 1900 Battle at Pietershoogte February 27, 1900 Boer General Cronje surrenders to English in Pardenberg, South-Africa February 27, 1900 British Labour Party forms February 27, 1890 D Needham and P Kerrigan box 100 rounds (6 h 39 m), SF; match is draw February 27, 1883 Oscar Hammerstein patents 1st cigar-rolling machine February 27, 1881 Battle at Amajuba, South Africa: Boers vs. British army under Gen Colley February 27, 1879 Constantine Fahlberg discovers saccharin the artificial sweetener February 27, 1877 U.S. Electoral College declares R. Hayes winner presidential election February 27, 1874 Baseball 1st played in England, at Lord's Cricket Grounds February 27, 1873 Dutch socialist Samuel van Wooden demands law against child labor February 27, 1872 Charlotte Ray, 1st Black woman lawyer, graduated Harvard University February 27, 1871 Meeting of Alabama claims commission February 27, 1869 John Menard is 1st black to make a speech in Congress February 27, 1865 Civil War skirmish near Sturgeon, Missouri February 27, 1864 6th and last day of battle at Dalton, Georgia (about 600 casualties) February 27, 1864 Near Andersonville Georgia, rebels open a new POW camp "Camp Sumpter" February 27, 1861 Russians shoot at Poles protesting Russian rule of Poland February 27, 1861 U.S. Congress authorizes 1st stamped newspaper wrappers for mailing February 27, 1861 Warsaw Massacre: Russians fire on crowd demonstrating against Russia February 27, 1854 Composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine February 27, 1844 Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti (National Day) February 27, 1827 1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans February 27, 1816 Dutch regain Suriname February 27, 1814 Ludwig von Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres February 27, 1813 1st federal vaccination legislation enacted February 27, 1813 Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail February 27, 1803 Great fire in Bombay, India February 27, 1801 Washington D.C. placed under Congressional jurisdiction February 27, 1713 French troops bomb Willemstad Curacao February 27, 1700 Pacific Island of New Britain discovered February 27, 1696 English/Welsh nobles lay down Oath of Assn February 27, 1678 Earl of Shaftesbury freed out of London Tower February 27, 1670 Jews expelled from Austria by order of Leopold I February 27, 1667 Abraham Crijnssen conquerors Fort Willoughby (Zeelandia), Suriname February 27, 1665 Battle at Elmina, Gold Coast: Vice-adm De Ruyter beats English February 27, 1594 Henri IV crowned king of France February 27, 1563 William Byrd is appointed organist at Lincoln Cathedral February 27, 1557 1st Russian Embassy opens in London, Russia and U.S. sign trade agreement February 27, 1531 Evangelical German monarchy/towns form Schmalkaldische Union February 27, 1526 Saxony and Hesse form League of Gotha (league of Protestant princes) February 27, 837 15th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet |