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This Date in History

Here’s what happened on this date in history

January 27:

1302 – Dante is exiled from Florence

1862 – President Lincoln orders Union forces to advance

1888 – National Geographic Society Founded

1943 – Americans bomb Germans for first time

1943 – Future President Ronald Reagan serves in film unit

1944 – Siege of Leningrad is lifted

1951 – First atomic detonation at the Nevada test site

1965 – Shelby GT 350 debuts

1967 – Astronauts die in launch pad fire

1970 – John Lennon writes and records “Instant Karma” in a single day

1973 – Paris Peace Accords signed

1978 – “Dracula Killer” murders four people

1993 – America becomes first non-Japanese to achieve highest rank in sumo wrestling

1996 – Monica Seles wins first Grand Slam title since being attacked

2002 – Armory explosions trigger deadly panic in Nigeria

To learn more about these events, visit: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

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