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Today in History: February 27


1827 The first Mardi-Gras celebration is held in New Orleans.

1865 Confederate raider William Quantrill and his bushwackers attack Hickman, Kentucky, shooting women and children.

1908 The forty-sixth star is added to the U.S. flag, signifying Oklahoma's admission to statehood.

1939 The Supreme Court outlaws sit-down strikes.

1991 Coalition forces liberate Kuwait after seven months of occupation by the Iraqi army.


Born on February 27

1807 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet.

1902 John Steinbeck, American novelist (The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men).

1934 Ralph Nader, consumer advocate.


JOTD

A blonde, wanting to earn some money, decided to hire herself out as a odd-job man and started with a wealthy neighborhood.
She went to the front door of the first house and asked the owner if he had any jobs for her to do. "Well, you can paint my porch. How much will you charge?" The blonde said, "How about 50 dollars?" The man agreed and told her that the paint and ladders that she might need were in the garage. The man's wife, inside the house, heard the conversation and said to her husband, "Does she realize that the porch goes all the way around the house?" The man replied, "She should. She was standing on the porch." A short time later, the blonde came to the door to collect her money. "You're finished already?" he asked. "Yes," the blonde answered, "and I had paint left over, so I gave it two coats. "Impressed, the man reached in his pocket for the $50. "And by the way," the blonde added, "that's not a Porch, it's a Ferrari."