Today in History: Saturday, February 27, 2016

AP Highlight in History:  On Feb. 27, 1933, Germany's parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, caught fire. The ruling Nazis, blaming the Communists, used the fire as a pretext to suspend civil liberties.   AP Photo
On this date in: 1801 The District of Columbia was placed under the jurisdiction of Congress. 1807 Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine. 1902 Author John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, Calif. 1951 The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, limiting a president to two terms of office, was ratified. 1973 Members of the American Indian Movement occupied Wounded Knee, S.D., the site of the 1890 massacre of Sioux men, women and children. The occupation lasted until May. AP Photo 1991 President George H.W. Bush announced the end of the Persian Gulf War, saying the allies would suspend combat operations at midnight. 1997 Divorce became legal in Ireland. 1997 Legislation banning most handguns in Britain went into effect. 2002 Alicia Keys won five Grammy Awards for her debut album, "Songs in A Minor." 2002 A mob of Muslims set fire to a train carrying hundreds of Hindu nationalists in Godhra, India; some 60 people died. 2008 Author and conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. died at age 82. 2010 An 8.8 magnitude earthquake and tsunami killed 524 people in Chile caused $30 billion in damage and left over 200,000 homeless.		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Singer Josh Groban turns 35 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini Name Profession Age Joanne Woodward Actress 86 Ralph Nader Consumer advocate 82 Barbara Babcock Actress 79 Howard Hesseman Actor ("Head of the Class," "WKRP in Cincinnati") 76 Debra Monk Actress 67 Neal Schon Rock musician (Journey) 62 Johnny Van Zant Country singer 56 James Worthy Basketball Hall of Famer 55 Adam Baldwin Actor 54 Grant Show Actor ("Melrose Place") 54 Chelsea Clinton Daughter of Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton 36 Atlanta Falcon tight end Tony Gonzalez turns 40 years old today. AP Photo/Keith Srakocic