History for February 27
History for February 27 - On-This-Day.comHugo (Lafayette) Black 1886 - U.S. Supreme Court Justice - 1827 - New Orleans held its first Mardi Gras celebration.
- 1933 - The Reichstag, Germany's parliament building in Berlin, was set afire. The Nazis accused Communist for the fire. A lie.
- 1951 - The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, limiting U.S. Presidents to two terms.
- 1972 - The Shanghai Communique was issued by U.S. President Nixon and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai.
- 1974 - "People" magazine was first issued by Time-Life (later known as Time-Warner).
- 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.
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