Important Events From This day in History – 27th January

Today in History

• 1983 The first shaft of the world’s longest tunnel is completed

  The 53.85 km (33.46 mi) long Seikan Tunnel connects the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido.

• 1967 U.S., U.K., and Soviet Union sign the Outer Space Treaty

  The treaty prohibits the use of nuclear weapons in space and restricts the use of the Moon to peaceful purposes.

• 1967 3 astronauts die in a cabin fire while preparing for the Apollo 1 mission

  The accident was a blow to NASA’s Apollo manned lunar landing program.

• 1945 Soviet forces liberate Auschwitz

  In the extermination camps near Owicim, Poland, the German Nazi regime murdered over 1.1 million people.

• 1944 Soviet forces liberate Leningrad

  Die Siege of Leningrad lasted 872 days and left over 1 million people dead.