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January 27

This Day in History

6 historical events

National Events (6)

1967

Apollo 1 tragedy

A flash fire broke out in the Apollo 1 command module during a launchpad test at Cape Kennedy, Florida, killing astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee

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1967

Apollo 1 tragedy

A flash fire broke out in the Apollo 1 command module during a launchpad test at Cape Kennedy, Florida, killing astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee

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1945

Auschwitz liberated

Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in German-occupied Poland, freeing the remaining prisoners of the Nazis’ largest death camp

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1945

Auschwitz liberated

Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in German-occupied Poland, freeing the remaining prisoners of the Nazis’ largest death camp

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1888

National Geographic Society founded

A group of scholars, explorers, and scientists in Washington, D.C. established the National Geographic Society

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1888

National Geographic Society founded

A group of scholars, explorers, and scientists in Washington, D.C. established the National Geographic Society

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