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On Feb. 27, 1933, Germany's parliament building, the Reichstag, was gutted by fire; Chancellor Adolf Hitler, blaming communists, used the fire to justify suspending civil liberties.

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On Feb. 25, 1964, Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) became world heavyweight boxing champion for the first time as he defeated Sonny Liston in Miami Beach.

As Iran threatens Israel, the danger of Tehran's long-vaunted missile program remains in question
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As Iran threatens Israel, the danger of Tehran's long-vaunted missile program remains in question

  • By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press

As Iran threatens to attack Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in the Iranian capital, its long-vaunted missile program offers one of the few ways for Tehran to strike back directly. But questions loom over just how much of a danger it poses. The program was behind Iran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on Israel in April, when Iran became the first nation to launch such a barrage since Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein lobbed Scud missiles at Israel in the 1991 Gulf War. But few of the projectiles reached their targets. A new report shared exclusively with The Associated Press suggests one of Iran's advanced missiles is far less accurate than previously thought.

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In 216 B.C., during the Second Punic War, Carthaginian forces led by Hannibal defeated the Roman army in the Battle of Cannae.

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In 1776, members of the Continental Congress began attaching their signatures to the Declaration of Independence.

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The babies of Jan. 16, 1991 turn 17 years old tomorrow. The infants that spent that day gurgling and cooing with no idea what the world is all…