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February 27
1844Dominican Republic gained independence from Haiti. 1933German Reichstag building in Berlin was destroyed by fire. 1951The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, limiting the President to two terms. 1973Members of the American Indian Movement occupied the village of Wounded Knee, S.D. 1991Kuwait was liberated in the Gulf War. 2003Fred Rogers, of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, died. |