This Day in History: January 27th

Here are 10 historical events that took place on January 27th, listed in chronological order:

1. 1606: The trial of Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators begins in the Gunpowder Plot against Parliament and King James I.
2. 1880: Thomas Edison receives a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.
3. 1944: The Siege of Leningrad is lifted during World War II as Soviet forces open a narrow land corridor.
4. 1967: The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign the Outer Space Treaty, prohibiting the deployment of nuclear weapons in space.
5. 1973: The Paris Peace Accords officially end the Vietnam War.
6. 1984: Singer Michael Jackson suffers second and third degree burns to his scalp during the filming of a Pepsi commercial.
7. 1996: Germany first observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
8. 2002: A series of earthquakes in the Indian state of Gujarat result in over 20,000 deaths.
9. 2010: The first iPad is announced by Apple Inc.’s co-founder Steve Jobs.
10. 2017: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves the Doomsday Clock to 2.5 minutes to midnight, signaling a high level of global threat.

These events span various centuries and cover a range of historical, scientific, and cultural milestones.

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