domingo, 27 de febrero de 2011

February 27

On Feb. 27, 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.
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On Feb. 27, 1886, Hugo Black, who served 34 years as a U.S. Supreme Court judge and was known as a champion of civil liberties, was born. Following his death on Sept. 25, 1971, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

1801	The District of Columbia was placed under the jurisdiction of Congress.
1807	Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine.
1902	Author John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, Calif.
1951	The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, limiting a president to two terms of office, was ratified.
1973	Members of the American Indian Movement occupied Wounded Knee, S.D., the site of the 1890 massacre of Sioux men, women and children. The occupation lasted until May.
1991	President George H.W. Bush announced the end of the Persian Gulf War, saying the allies would suspend combat operations at midnight.
1997	Divorce became legal in Ireland.
1997	Legislation banning most handguns in Britain went into effect.
2002	Alicia Keys won five Grammy Awards for her debut album, "Songs in A Minor."
2002	A mob of Muslims set fire to a train carrying hundreds of Hindu nationalists in Godhra, India; some 60 people died.
2008	Author and conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. died at age 82.
2009	President Barack Obama said he would end combat operations in Iraq within 18 months.

Current Birthdays

Actress Elizabeth Taylor turns 79 years old today.

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Singer Josh Groban turns 30 years old today.

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1930	Joanne Woodward, Actress, turns 81
1934	Ralph Nader, Consumer advocate, turns 77
1937	Barbara Babcock, Actress, turns 74
1940	Howard Hesseman, Actor ("Head of the Class," "WKRP in Cincinnati"), turns 71
1949	Debra Monk, Actress, turns 62
1954	Neal Schon, Rock musician (Journey), turns 57
1960	Johnny Van Zant, Country singer, turns 51
1961	James Worthy, Basketball Hall of Famer, turns 50
1962	Adam Baldwin, Actor, turns 49
1962	Grant Show, Actor ("Melrose Place"), turns 49
1976	Tony Gonzalez, Football player, turns 35
1980	Chelsea Clinton, Daughter of Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton, turns 31

Historic Birthdays

Hugo Black2/27/1886 - 9/25/1971American politician and Supreme Court associate justice.Go to obituary »

75	Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 2/27/1807 - 3/24/1882 American poet
81	Ellen Terry 2/27/1847 - 7/21/1928 English actress
101	Alice Hamilton 2/27/1869 - 9/22/1970 American pathologist who worked on industrial diseases
88	Lotte Lehmann 2/27/1888 - 8/26/1976 German lyric-dramatic soprano
80	David Sarnoff 2/27/1891 - 12/12/1971 Russian-bn. American C.E.O. of R.C.A. and N.B.C.
79	Marino Marini 2/27/1901 - 8/6/1980 Italian artist
66	John Steinbeck 2/27/1902 - 12/20/1968 American Nobel Prize-winning novelist
83	Peter De Vries 2/27/1910 - 9/28/1993 American editor and novelist
78	Lawrence Durrell 2/27/1912 - 11/7/1990 English novelist and poet
71	Irwin Shaw 2/27/1913 - 5/16/1984 American playwright, novelist and screenwriter