TODAY IN HISTORY

FEB 27TH

1844-Dominican Republic gained independence from Haiti.

1933-German Reichstag building in Berlin was destroyed by fire.

1951-The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, limiting the President to two terms.

1973-Members of the American Indian Movement occupied the village of Wounded Knee, S.D.

1991-Kuwait was liberated in the Gulf War.

2003-Fred Rogers, of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, died.