27 February 1933

Reichstag fire: Germany’s parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, is set on fire; Marinus van der Lubbe, a young Dutch Communist claims responsibility. The Reichstag…

27 February 1881

First Boer War: The Battle of Majuba Hill takes place. The First Boer War, also known as the First Anglo-Boer War, took place from 1880…

27 February 1973

The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee in protest of the federal government. The American Indian Movement (AIM) is a civil rights organization that was…

27 February 1881

First Boer War: The Battle of Majuba Hill takes place. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Majuba_Hill’]

27 February 1900

The British Labour Party is founded. In 1899, a Doncaster member of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, Thomas R. Steels, proposed in his union…

27 February 1594

Henry IV is crowned as King of France. On the 27th of February 1594, Henry, King of Navarre was crowned King of France at the…

27 February 1951

The 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified. Twenty-second Amendment, amendment to the Constitution of the United States…