WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2008

Today is Wednesday, February 27, the 58th day of 2008. There are 308 days left in the year.

1813 _ First federal vaccination legislation enacted

1844 _ Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti (National Day)

1900 _ Conference in London calls for creation of a British labor party

1938 _ Britain and France recognize Franco government in Spain

1939 _ Supreme Court outlaws sit-down strikes

1956 _ Elvis Presley's releases ``Heartbreak Hotel"

1972 _ President Nixon and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued Shanghai Communique

1974 _ ``People" magazine begins sales

1990 _ Exxon Corp & Exxon Shipping are indicted on five criminal counts (Valdez)

1992 _ Tiger Woods, 16, becomes youngest PGA golfer in 35 years