On this day in history
February 27
American
1973Armed American Indian Movement activists occupy Wounded Knee, South Dakota, beginning a 71 day standoff.
Armed American Indian Movement activists occupy Wounded Knee, South Dakota, beginning a 71 day standoff.
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World
1933The Reichstag burns in Berlin; the Nazis blame communists and use the fire to seize dictatorial power.
The Reichstag burns in Berlin; the Nazis blame communists and use the fire to seize dictatorial power.
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2002A train fire in Godhra, India, triggers anti Muslim riots in Gujarat that kill more than a thousand people.
A train fire in Godhra, India, triggers anti Muslim riots in Gujarat that kill more than a thousand people.
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2010An 8.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Chile, killing more than 500 people.
An 8.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Chile, killing more than 500 people.
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2015Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov is shot dead on a bridge near the Kremlin.
Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov is shot dead on a bridge near the Kremlin.
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