Event:
A powerful blizzard covers Boston and nearby New England areas with over two feet of snow under winds that reach over 70 miles per hour; New York City had expected the same weather effects but was spared
More Notable Events on January 27:
1984 Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial
1967 Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom, White and Chaffee
1927 Harlem Globetrotters play their 1st game
1888 National Geographic Society organizes in Washington D.C.
1880 Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp
