On Feb. 27, 1933, Germany’s parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, was set on fire. The event was pivotal in the establishment of Nazi Germany, as the Nazis used the fire as evidence that the Communists were plotting against the German government, and promptly suspended civil liberties and arrested Communists in mass, including members of the parliament, leading to a gain in seats for the National Socialists.
On Feb. 27, 1951, the Twenty-second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, was ratified.