What Happened On February 27

What Happened On Feb 27 Events

1776 Feb 27 Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
The evening before the battle, a small scouting party approached the bridge and saw only a small encampment on the north side of the bridge. They were not aware of the much larger force h...
1807 Feb 27 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Is Born
"Under a spreading chestnut tree, The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. " —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "The Village Blacksmith," published 1841 in Ballads and Other Poems.
1815 Feb 27 Andrew Jackson Receives The Thanks Of Congress And A Gold Medal
The war, and especially this victory, made Jackson a national hero. He received the Thanks of Congress and a gold medal by resolution of February 27, 1815.
1844 Feb 27 Trinitarios Declare the Independence of the Dominican Republic from Haiti
In 1838 Juan Pablo Duarte founded a secret society called La Trinitaria, which sought the complete independence of Santo Domingo without any foreign intervention. Ramón Matías Mella and F...
1860 Feb 27 Mathew Brady Photographs Abraham Lincoln Before His Pre-Presidential Speech
Mathew Brady photographed presidential aspirant Abraham Lincoln before his February 27, 1860 speech at Cooper Union in New York. Harper's Weekly published Brady's image as a woodcut on it...
1933 Feb 27 Reichstag Fire Decree
The Reichstag Fire Decree is the common name of the Order of the Reich's President for the Protection of People and State issued by German President Paul von Hindenburg in direct response...
1935 Feb 27 7th Academy Awards
The 7th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1934, were held on February 27, 1935 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Irvin S. Cobb. Frank Capr...
1937 Feb 27 Ernest Hemingway Reports On The Spanish Civil War
In March 1937 Hemingway traveled to Spain to cover the Spanish Civil War for the North American Newspaper Alliance. The civil war caused a marital war in the Hemingway household as well. ...
1938 Feb 27
to 1938 Mar 3
 Los Angeles Flood of 1938
The 1938 flood event resulted in the deaths of 115 people. It destroyed 5,601 homes and damaged 1,500 homes making them uninhabitable. For many Angelenos, the storm evoked grim memories o...
1941 Feb 27 13th Academy Awards
The 1940 Academy Award Winners Picture: Rebecca Actor: James Stewart (The Philadelphia Story) Actress: Ginger Rogers (Kitty Foyle) Supporting Actor: Walter Brennan (The Westerner) ...
1942 Feb 27 Battle of the Java Sea
The Battle of the Java Sea was a major naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Allied navies suffered a disastrous defeat at the hand of the Imperial Japanese Navy, on Febru...
1951 Feb 27 The Twenty-second Amendment is ratified
AMENDMENT XXII Passed by Congress March 21, 1947. Ratified February 27, 1951. Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person wh...
1970 Feb 27 "Le Boucher" Is Released
The Butcher (French: Le Boucher) is a 1970 French drama / thriller film written and directed by Claude Chabrol.
1981 Feb 27 FDA Approves Sandoz's Restoril
Restoril is a sleeping aid used in the short-term treatment of insomnia, a condition in which patients have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep throughout the night. Restoril belo...
1985 Feb 27 Anthrax hires Joey Belladonna
Joey Belladonna was the lead singer of Anthrax from 1984 to 1992, and was considered part of the classic-lineup (featuring himself, Dan Spitz, Scott Ian, Frank Bello and Charlie Benante),...
1995 Feb 27 FDA Approves Teva's Toposar
Treating lung cancer and testicular tumors in patients who have not responded to other treatment. It is used in combination with other cancer medications. Toposar is an antineoplastic....
1996 Feb 27 Bad Religion releases The Gray Race
The Gray Race is the ninth full-length album of the punk rock band Bad Religion, which was released in 1996. It was the follow-up to the band's highly successful 1994 album Stranger Than ...
1996 Feb 27 Deep Purple release Purpendicular
urpendicular is the fifteenth studio album by English rock band, Deep Purple. Released in 1996, it is their first album with Steve Morse, guitarist of Dixie Dregs. It was recorded at Greg...
1996 Feb 27 Street Fighter Alpha 2 is Released in the Japanese Arcade
Street Fighter Alpha 2, known as Street Fighter Zero 2 (ストリートファイターZERO 2, Sutorīto Faitā Zero 2) in Japan, Asia, South America and Spain, is a 1996 fighting game originally released for t...
1996 Feb 27 "The Lost Episodes" by Frank Zappa Is Released
The Lost Episodes is an album by Frank Zappa which compiles previously unreleased material and was posthumously released in 1996. Much of the material covered dates from early in his care...
1996 Feb 27 Wayne Gretzky is Traded to the St. Louis Blues
On February 27, 1996, Gretzky joined the St. Louis Blues in a trade for Patrice Tardif, Roman Vopat, Craig Johnson, and two draft picks. He partially orchestrated the trade after reports ...
2001 Feb 27 Opeth releases Blackwater Park
Blackwater Park is the fifth studio album by Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth. The album was released in February 27, 2001 on Music for Nations and Koch Records. The album marks...
2004 Feb 27 SuperFerry 14 Bombing
The 2004 SuperFerry 14 bombing on February 27, 2004, was an Islamic terrorist attack that resulted in the sinking of the ferry SuperFerry 14 and the deaths of 116 people in the Philippine...
2005 Feb 27 77th Academy Awards
The 77th Academy Awards honored the best films of 2004 and were held on February 27, 2005, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. They were hosted by comedian Chris Rock. The n...
2008 Feb 27 Boston Celtics defeat Cleveland Cavaliers, 92-87
2008 Feb 27 Miley And Mandy: Potential Breakup Song
Miley Cyrus & Mandy Jiroux Being best friends...... Song by: Aly & Aj
2008 Feb 27 Taken released
Taken is a 2008 French action thriller film starring Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, and Maggie Grace. It is based on a script by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen and was directed by Pierre M...
2009 Feb 27 Boston Celtics defeat Indiana Pacers, 104-99
The Celtics might be writing the script for another storybook season. The plot thickened this week when the Celtics acquired Stephon Marbury and Mikki Moore, and by late last night, th...
2009 Feb 27 "Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience" Is Released
Swift collaborated with the Jonas Brothers in their 3D Concert Film, Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience. The film was released on February 27, 2009 in North America. The concert fi...
2009 Feb 27 U2 releases twelfth studio album, "No Line on the Horizon"
No Line on the Horizon is the twelfth studio album by Irish rock band U2, released on 27 February 2009. The album is U2's first since 2004's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, the longest g...
2010 Feb 27 Massive 8.8 Earthquake Strikes Chile
A massive earthquake struck Chili on Saturday, February 27, rocking buildings and killing hundreds of people. It was the worst disaster to strike this South American city in the past 50 y...
2010 Feb 27 Memphis Grizzlies defeat New York Knicks, 120-109
Tracy McGrady occupies the locker once belonging to Patrick Ewing and has a superstar presence about him like old No. 33. Unfortunately, McGrady has something else in common with Ewing...
2010 Feb 27 Milwaukee Bucks defeat Miami Heat, 94-71
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Bucks guard John Salmons improved to 6-0 since joining the team, and he contributed 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting and added five assists and three rebounds. "He's a ...
2010 Feb 27 Minnesota Golden Gophers defeat Illinois Fighting Illini, 62-60
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — The Gophers have lost so many close basketball games that they recently hired a shrink, hoping he'd find a remedy for their mental breakdowns with the game on the line. ...
2010 Feb 27 New Jersey Nets defeat Boston Celtics, 104-96
Center Brook Lopez scored 25 points and guards Devin Harris and Courtney Lee added 23 and 21 points and the New Jersey Nets topped the Boston Celtics 104-96 Saturday The Nets, who ente...
2010 Feb 27 Portland Trail Blazers defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 110-91
A month that opened with noticeably renewed optimism for the Timberwolves reached its caustic conclusion Saturday with few of those warm feelings remaining. The best that can be said for ...
2011 Feb 27 Bahrain's King Shuffles Cabinet in Response to Protests
King Hamad named on Saturday new ministers of cabinet affairs, energy, health and housing. All had previously held senior government positions. Bahrain's Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin...