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February 27

1882

Birth date of Burton K. Wheeler, Senator from Montana. (died 1/7/75)

1886

Birth date of Hugo Lafayette Black. (died 9/25/71)

1891

Birth date of David Sarnoff, media executive. (died 12/12/71)

1898

Birth date of Gerald L. K. Smith, minister, publisher, and political crusader. (died 4/15/76)

1902

Birth date of John Steinbeck, author. (died 12/20/68)

1904

Birth date of James T. Farrell, novelist. (died 8/22/79)

1933

Fire destroys the German Reichstag.

1939

Supreme Court rules sit-down strikes illegal. NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. (306 U.S. 240).