
02-26-2004, 09:19 PM
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Location: Maryland
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February 27th
1670 ~ Jews expelled from Austria by order of Leopold I.
1814 ~ Premiere of Ludwig von Beethoven’s 8th Symphony.
1827 ~ First Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans.
1902 ~ Birthday of John Ernst Steinbeck, Author.
1932 ~ Birthday of Elizabeth Taylor, Actress.
1933 ~ German parliament building, Reichstag, destroyed by fire, Nazis blame it on Communists.
1934 ~ Birthday of Ralph Nader, Consumer Advocate.
1942 ~ Battle of Java Sea began. 13 US warships sunk, 2 Japanese.
1997 ~ In Ireland, divorce became legal.
2003 ~ Fred Rogers, of “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood”, died.
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