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Today in History: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
历史上的今天:2013年2月27日,星期三
On Feb. 27, 1933, Germany's parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, caught fire. The ruling Nazis, blaming the Communists, used the fire as a pretext to suspend civil liberties.
1933年2月27日,建立在德国柏林的国会大厦发生火灾
1801The District of Columbia was placed under the jurisdiction of Congress.
1801年,哥伦比亚区隶属国会管辖
1807Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine.
1807年,诗人亨利·沃兹沃斯·朗费罗在缅因州波特兰出生
1902Author John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, Calif.
1902年,作家约翰·斯坦贝克在加利福尼亚州萨利纳斯出生
1951The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, limiting a president to two terms of office, was ratified.
1951年,限制总统只能连任两期的第22次宪法修正案获得批准
1991President George H.W. Bush announced the end of the Persian Gulf War, saying the allies would suspend combat operations at midnight.
1991年,老布什总统宣布波斯湾战争结束,称盟军将暂停午夜作战行动
1997Divorce became legal in Ireland.
1997年,离婚在爱尔兰开始合法
1997Legislation banning most handguns in Britain went into effect.
1997年,英国禁止大部分手枪的立法生效
2002Alicia Keys won five Grammy Awards for her debut album, "Songs in A Minor."
2002年,艾莉西亚·凯斯凭借专辑《Songs in A Minor》荣获五项格莱美奖
2002A mob of Muslims set fire to a train carrying hundreds of Hindu nationalists in Godhra, India; some 60 people died.
2002年,一群穆斯林暴徒在哥特拉焚烧了一辆载有数百名印度民族主义者的火车,造成60人死亡
2008Author and conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. died at age 82.
2008年,作家和保守评论员威廉F.巴克利去世,享年82岁
2010An 8.8 magnitude earthquake and tsunami killed 524 people in Chile caused $30 billion in damage and left over 200,000 homeless.
2010,智利发生8.8级地震并引发海啸致524人死亡,200,000人无家可归,经济损失达300亿美元
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