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This Day In History January 27


Dante is exiled from Florence Georgia incorporates the first state university President Lincoln orders armies to advance National Geographic Society founded Workers prepare to strike in Germany Baird demonstrates TV Americans bomb Germans for first time Reagan serves in film unit Siege of Leningrad is lifted First atomic detonation at the Nevada test site Shelby GT 350 debuts Donald Evans earns Medal of Honor Astronauts die in launch pad fire John Lennon writes and records "Instant Karma" in a single day U.S. officially ends participation in a Cold War conflict Paris Peace Accords signed Senate investigation of FBI and CIA activities begins The so-called Dracula killer Somali dictator flees Monica Seles wins first Grand Slam title since being attacked Explosions trigger deadly panic in Nigeria Thirteen-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes nominated for Best Actress Oscar "The Catcher in the Rye" author J.D. Salinger dies
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