Historical Events In February - 28
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1933 On this day in history 1st female in cabinet: Francis Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor
1935 On this day in history amsterdam Hotel of the Red Lion gets sidewalk permit
1935 Nylon discovered by Dr Wallace H Carothers on this day in history.
1935 Alexander W F Idenburg, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1909-16), dies at 73 on February - 28.
1936 On this day in history pedro Munoz Seca, La Caraba/La oca, dies at 55
1939 Great-Britain recognizes Franco-regime in Spain on this day in history.
1939 On February - 28 the birth of Tommy Tune, Tony Award-winning dancer and actor
1940 Mario Andretti, auto racer and Indianapolis 500 Hall of Famer was born on this day in history.
1940 Richard Wright's "Native Son" published on this day in history.
1940 The birth of Mario Andretti, Race-car driver on this day in history.
1940 The first college basketball games are televised, as W2XBS in NY City broadcasts a pair of games from Madison Square Garden on February - 28.
1940 US population at 131,669,275 (12,865,518 blacks (9.8%)) on this day in history.
1940 1st televised basketball game (U of Pitts beats Fordham U, 50-37) on February - 28.
1940 Johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81 on February - 28.
1941 British-Italian dogfight above Albania on February - 28.
1941 On this day in history 39 U Boats (197,000 ton) sunk this month
1942 HMAS PERTH (RAN) sunk in Sunda Strait, western Java by torpedoes and 8in gunfire of Japanese cruiser force on this day in history.
1942 On this day in history japanese land in Java, last Allied bastion in Dutch East Indies
1942 On this day in history race riot, Sojourner Truth Homes, Detroit
1942 1st weapon drop on Netherlands on February - 28.
1943 "Porgy & Bess" opens on Broadway with Anne Brown & Todd Duncan on this day in history.
1944 The birth of Bernadette Peters, Actress on February - 28.
1947 On this day in history anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan
1948 On this day in history the last British troops leave India
1949 Stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65 on February - 28.
1950 On this day in history "Alive & Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 46 perfs
1951 French government of Pleven dissolves on this day in history.
1951 Senate committee reports of at least 2 major US crime syndicates on this day in history.
1951 French govt of Pleven dissolves on this day in history.
1953 On February - 28 stalin meets with Beria, Bulganin, Khrushchev & Malenkov
1953 Jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64 on this day in history.
1954 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island on February - 28.
1956 On February - 28 13 die in a train crash in Swampscott MA
1956 A Chatham Ontario restaurant is fined $50 for refusing to serve two black students on this day in history.
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