On This Very Day
February 27th
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- 1844
Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti, marking its National Day.
- 1907
Psychiatrists Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud meet for the first time in Vienna.
- 1964
Italian government seeks help to prevent the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling.
- 1974
'People' magazine begins sales.
- 1981
Record for greatest passenger load on a commercial airliner: 610 people on a Boeing 747.
- 2010
8.8 magnitude earthquake rattles central Chile, triggers a tsunami.
- 2019
World's second known case of semi-identical twins announced in Brisbane, Australia.
- 2019
Smallest baby boy to be released from hospital, born weighing 268g, goes home from Tokyo.
- 1827
New Orleanians take to the streets for the first Mardi Gras celebration. View Post →
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