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Historical Events
on January 27th
- Lead Story
- National Geographic Society founded,1888
- American Revolution
- Georgia incorporates the first state university,1785
- Automotive
- Shelby GT 350 debuts,1965
- Civil War
- Lincoln orders armies to advance,1862
- Cold War
- U.S. officially ends participation in a Cold War conflict,1973
- Crime
- The so-called Dracula killer,1978
- Disaster
- Explosions trigger deadly panic in Nigeria,2002
- General Interest
- Baird demonstrates TV,1926
- Astronauts die in launch pad fire,1967
- Senate investigation of FBI and CIA activities begins,1975
- Somali dictator flees,1991
- Hollywood
- Thirteen-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes nominated for Best Actress Oscar,2004
- Literary
- Dante is exiled from Florence,1302
- Music
- John Lennon writes and records "Instant Karma" in a single day,1970
- Old West
- First atomic detonation at the Nevada test site,1951
- Presidential
- Reagan serves in film unit,1943
- Sports
- Monica Seles wins first Grand Slam title since being attacked,1996
- Vietnam War
- Donald Evans earns Medal of Honor,1967
- Paris Peace Accords signed,1973
- World War I
- Workers prepare to strike in Germany,1918
- World War II
- Americans bomb Germans for first time,1943
- Siege of Leningrad is lifted,1944
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