FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Today is Friday, February 27, the 58th day of 2015. There are 307 days left in the year.

1854 ― Composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine

1861 ― Warsaw Massacre Russians fire on crowd demonstrating against Russian rule of Poland

1929 ― Russia and U.S. sign trade agreement

1938 ― Britain and France recognize Franco government in Spain

1939 ― Supreme Court outlaws sit-down strikes

1967 ― Pink Floyd release their first single “Arnold Layne”

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

1981 ― Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder record “Ebony & Ivory”

1988 ― Katarina Witt (GDR) wins second consecutive Olympics figure skating

1990 ― Exxon Corp and Exxon Shipping are indicted on five criminal counts (Valdez)

1991 ― Gulf War ends after Iraqi troops retreat and Kuwait is liberated