History for February 27

History for February 27 - On-This-Day.com:
John Steinbeck 1902 - Writer ("The Grapes of Wrath"), Joanne Woodward 1930 - Actress ("The Three Faces of Eve"), Elizabeth Taylor 1932 - Actress ("Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?")


Ralph Nader 1934 - Consumer advocate, Howard Hesseman 1940 - Actor ("WKRP in Cincinnati"), Chelsea Clinton 1980 - Daughter of U.S. President Clinton


1827 - New Orleans held its first Mardi Gras celebration.


1867 - Dr. William G. Bonwill invented the dental mallet.


1922 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the 19th Amendment that guaranteed women the right to vote.


1933 - The Reichstag, Germany's parliament building in Berlin, was set afire. The Nazis accused Communist for the fire.


1951 - The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, limiting U.S. Presidents to two terms.


1974 - "People" magazine was first issued by Time-Life (later known as Time-Warner).


1981 - Chrysler Corporation was granted an additional $400 million in federal loan guarantees. Chrysler had posted a loss of $1.7 billion in 1980.


1982 - Wayne B. Williams was convicted of murdering two of the 28 black children and young adults whose bodies were found in Atlanta, GA, over a two-year period.