CoM Moderators Posted February 27 Posted February 27 1700 - English explorer William Dampier is the first British person to visit the Pacific Island of New Britain, which he names 1922 - G B Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh I/II" premieres in NYC 1933 - Jean Genet's play "Intermezzo" premieres in Paris 1943 - The Rosenstrasse protest starts in Berlin 1964 - The government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over. 1977 - Swedish pop group ABBA arrives in Australia for the first time, sparking "ABBA-mania" 1982 - Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), hits on 63rd consecutive free throw 1987 - "Washington Week In Review" 20th anniversary on PBS 1994 - Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas' percussion revue "Stomp" opens at the Orpheum Theatre, NYC; runs for 11,475 performances 2014 - Arseniy Yatsenyuk appointed Prime Minister of Ukraine More Historical Events »
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