This Day in History – February 27, 2011

1844 – Dominican Republic gained independence from Haiti. 1933 – German Reichstag building in Berlin was destroyed by fire. 1951 – The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, limiting the President to two terms. 1973 – Members of the American Indian Movement occupied the village of Wounded Knee, S.D. 1991 – Kuwait was liberated in the Gulf War. 2003 – Fred Rogers, of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, died.]]]]> ]]>