TODAY IN HISTORY

JANUARY 27

1880:Thomas Edison was granted a patent for his incandescent light.

1944:The Soviets announced the end of the two-year siege of Leningrad.

1945:The Russians liberated Auschwitz concentration camp, where the Nazis had killed over 1.5 million people, including over 1 million Jews.

1951:The U.S. Air Force started atomic testing in the Nevada desert.

1967:The Apollo I fire killed astronauts Grissom, White, and Chaffee during a simulated launch at Cape Canaveral.

1973:Vietnam War peace accords were signed in Paris.