Today in history:
On Feb. 27, 1933, Germany’s parliament building, the Reichstag, was gutted by fire; Chancellor Adolf Hitler, blaming communists, used the fire to justify suspending civil liberties.
Today in History: February 27, the German Reichstag fire
1951: 22nd Amendment ratified 1973: American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee 1991: Operation Desert Storm ends
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