In the present day is Friday, Feb. 27, the 58th day of 2026. There are 307 days left within the 12 months.
In the present day in historical past:
On Feb. 27, 1973, members of the American Indian Motion occupied the hamlet of Wounded Knee in South Dakota, the positioning of the 1890 bloodbath of Sioux males, girls and youngsters; the occupation would final for over two months.
Additionally on this date:
In 1933, Germany’s parliament constructing, the Reichstag, was gutted by fireplace; Chancellor Adolf Hitler, blaming communists, used the hearth to justify suspending civil liberties.
In 1942, the Battle of the Java Sea started throughout World Battle II; Imperial Japanese naval forces scored a decisive victory over the Allies.
In 1951, the twenty second Modification to the Structure, limiting a president to 2 phrases in workplace, was ratified.
In 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Chinese language Premier Zhou Enlai issued the Shanghai Communique, a historic joint assertion that known as for normalizing relations between their international locations, on the conclusion of Nixon’s historic go to to China.
In 1991, Operation Desert Storm got here to a conclusion as President George H.W. Bush declared in a White Home deal with that “Kuwait is liberated, Iraq’s military is defeated,” and introduced that the allies would droop fight operations at midnight, Jap time.
In 1997, Eire grew to become one of many final international locations on this planet to legalize divorce. Divorce stays unlawful in simply two international locations: the Philippines and Vatican Metropolis.
In 2010, in Chile, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami killed 525 folks and precipitated as much as $30 billion in injury and a significant energy blackout.
In 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin dramatically escalated East-West tensions by ordering nuclear forces placed on excessive alert whereas Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to talks with Moscow as Russia’s troops and tanks drove deeper into the nation.
In the present day’s birthdays:
- Actor Joanne Woodward is 96.
- Soccer Corridor of Famer Raymond Barry is 93.
- Client advocate Ralph Nader is 92.
- Broadcast journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault is 84.
- Rock musician Neal Schon (Journey) is 72.
- Actor Timothy Spall is 69.
- Democratic U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire is 68.
- Basketball Corridor of Famer James Worthy is 65.
- Actor Noah Emmerich is 61.
- Jockey Kent Desormeaux is 56.
- Singer Chilli (TLC) is 55.
- Soccer Corridor of Famer Tony Gonzalez is 50.
- Creator Chelsea Clinton is 46.
- Singer Josh Groban is 45.
- Actor Kate Mara is 43.
- Pop singer Ten is 30.