| January 27, 1880: <a href="/encyclopedia/science/tech/electrical-engineers/edison-thomas-alva">Thomas Edison</a> was granted a patent for his incandescent light. |
| January 27, 1944: The Soviets announced the end of the two-year siege of <a href="/encyclopedia/places/baltic-cis/countries/saint-petersburg-city-russia">Leningrad</a>. |
| January 27, 1951: The U.S. Air Force started atomic testing in the <a href="/encyclopedia/places/north-america/us/nevada">Nevada</a> desert. |
| January 27, 1967: The <a href="/node/6185">Apollo I</a> fire killed astronauts Grissom, White, and Chaffee during a simulated launch at Cape Canaveral. |
| January 27, 1973: <a href="/encyclopedia/history/asia-africa/se-asia/vietnam-war">Vietnam War</a> peace accords were signed in Paris. |
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