2010 - 8.8 Quake strikes Chile - World's 5th biggest quake since 1900
1951 - The 22nd Amendment to US Constitution, limiting Presidents to 2 terms, is ratified.
1939 - United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that sit-down strikes violate property owners' rights and are therefore illegal.
1902 - American Automobile Association founded
1879 - Announcement of the discovery of artificial sweetener saccharin.
This Day In Business
1986 - Desktop Publishing is born when Aldus introduces PageMaker - an application to format the layout of pages.
2006 - Dan Brown, author of the best-selling Da Vinci Code, is accused of plagiarism.
1844 - After Haiti's 1822 invasion, The Dominican Republic regains its independence.
1992 - At the age of 16 - Tiger Woods becomes the youngest PGA golfer in over 30 years.
February 27th Holiday
National Day (Dominican Republic) - Celebrates Dominican Republic obtaining independence from Haiti 1844.
Today's Birthday Trivia
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Today's Birthday Horoscope
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