Interesting things that happened February 27th:
Birthdays on this date:
In 1807 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (in ****tland, Maine), poet
In 1902 John Steinbeck, writer (The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, The
Pearl)
In 1910 Joan Bennett (in New Jersey), actor (Little Women, Dark Shadows)
In 1917 John Connally, Texas governor (1963-69) wounded during the
Kennedy
assassination
In 1930 Joanne Woodward (in Thomasville, GA), actor, wife of Paul Newman
In 1932 Elizabeth Taylor (in London, England), actor, had many husbands
In 1933 Malcolm Wallop, US Senator (R-WY, 1977-95)
In 1934 Ralph Nader, consumer advocate, Corvair persecutor
In 1939 Barbara Babcock, actor (Space Cowboys, Pasadena)
In 1940 Howard Hesseman, actor (WKRP in Cincinnati)
In 1943 Mary Frann, actor (Bob Newhart Show)
In 1980 Chelsea Clinton, First Daughter
Events worth noting:
+ Independence Day, celebrated in the Dominican Republic
In 1700 Pacific island of New Britain discovered.
In 1801 Wa****ngton DC placed under Congressial jurisdiction.
In 1844 Dominican Republic gains its independence.
In 1864 Near Andersonville, GA, rebels open a new POW camp "Camp
Sumpter".
In 1865 Skirmish near Sturgeon, Missouri.
In 1883 Oscar Hammerstein patents first practical cigar-rolling machine.
In 1922 Supreme Court unanimously upheld the 19th Amendment (woman's
right
to vote).
In 1933 Reichstag building in Berlin was set afire, Nazis blame
Communists.
In 1939 Supreme Court outlawed sit-down strikes.
In 1949 Chaim Weizmann becomes the first Israeli president.
In 1972 President Nixon and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued the
Shanghai
Communique.
In 1973 American Indian Movement occupy Wounded Knee in South Dakota.
In 1982 Wayne Williams found guilty of murdering 2 of 28 blacks in
Atlanta.
In 1991 The Persian Gulf War officially declared to be at an end.
In 1998 Apple discontinues developing Newton computer.
And remember ...
Great American Pies Month
National Blah Buster Month
National Macadamia Nut Month
Wise Health Consumer Month
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