February 27

Saturday 27, 1971:

Doctors in the first Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem) start to perform abortus provocatus

Friday 27, 1942:

World War II: the USS Langley, the first United States aircraft carrier, is sunk by Japanese warplanes.

Monday 27, 1939:

American Civil Rights Movement: Sit-down strikes are outlawed by the Supreme Court of the United States.

Monday 27, 1933:

Reichstag fire: Germany's parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, is set on fire.

Wednesday 27, 1861:

A crowd in Warsaw protesting Russian rule over Poland is fired upon by Russian troops, killing five protesters.

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