January 27

Saturday 27, 1973:

Paris Peace Accords officially end the Vietnam War.

Saturday 27, 1945:

World War II: The Red Army arrives at Auschwitz and Birkenau in Poland and find the Nazi concentration camp where 1.1-1.5 million people were murdered.

Wednesday 27, 1926:

John Logie Baird demonstrates the first television broadcast.

Thursday 27, 1870:

The first college sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, is formed at DePauw University.

Thursday 27, 1785:

The University of Georgia is founded.

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