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Haven't done one of these in a few days, been extremely busy....but can't let a leap day go by
February 29
1504 - Christopher Columbus, stranded in Jamaica during his fourth voyage to the West, used a correctly predicted lunar eclipse to frighten hostile natives into providing food for his crew.
1692 - Three women, Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne and Tituba, were the first to be accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.
1796 - President George Washington proclaimed Jay's Treaty to be in effect.
1892 - The United States and Britain agreed to submit to arbitration their dispute over seal-hunting rights in the Bering Sea. (A commission later ruled in favor of Britain.)
1904 - President Theodore Roosevelt appointed a seven-member commission to facilitate completion of the Panama Canal.
1936 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a second Neutrality Act as he appealed to American businesses not to increase exports to belligerents.
1940 - Hattie McDaniel became the first black woman to win an Oscar. She won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Mammy in Gone With the Wind.
1944 - General Douglas MacArthur led the invasion of the Admiralty Islands during World War II.
1956 - In a nationally broadcast speech, President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced he would seek a second term.
1956 - An Islamic Republic was proclaimed in Pakistan.
1960 - Hugh Hefner opened the first Playboy Club in Chicago.
1968 - President Lyndon Johnson's National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (also known as the Kerner Commission) warned that racism was causing America to move "toward two societies, one black, one white -- separate and unequal."
1968 - Robert McNamara resigned as Secretary of Defense in the wake of the Tet offensive.
1968 - The discovery of the first pulsar, a star which emits regular radio waves, was announced by Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell at Cambridge, England.
1984 - Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau announced he was stepping down after more than 15 years in power.
2004 - ''Lord of the Rings: Return of the King'' won 11 Academy Awards, including best picture and best director for Peter Jackson, to tie the record held by 1959's ''Ben-Hur'' and 1997's ''Titanic.''
2008 - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama accused rival Hillary Rodham Clinton of trying to “play on people’s fears to scare up votes” with a TV ad showing sleeping children and asking who would be more qualified to answer a national security emergency call at 3 a.m.
2016 - A federal judge in New York ruled that the Justice Department could not force Apple to provide the FBI with access to locked iPhone data in a routine drug case.
2016 - Justice Clarence Thomas broke 10 years of courtroom silence and posed questions during a Supreme Court oral argument dealing with gun rights, provoking gasps from the audience.
Birthdays
28 - Caitlin EJ Meyer (actress)
28 - Guadalupe Gonzalez (model)
32 - Lena Gercke (model)
36 - Mark Foster (singer)
36 - Rakhee Thakrar (actress)
44 - Ja Rule (rapper)
48 - Antonio Sabato Jr. (actor)
60 - Tony Robbins (motivational speaker)
92 - Joss Ackland (actor)
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Today in Sports History - February 29
1972 - Hank Aaron became the first player in major league history to sign a contract that paid $200,000 a year.
1980 - Gordie Howe (Hartford Whalers) became the first NHL player to score 800 goals. It was his 1,000th regular season game.
1992 - Ray Bourque scored his 1,000th career point. He was only the third NHL defenseman to score 1,000 career points.
1996 - The Dallas Mavericks set an NBA record with 18 3-pointers in a game. They also set a record with 12 3-pointers in a half.
February 29
1504 - Christopher Columbus, stranded in Jamaica during his fourth voyage to the West, used a correctly predicted lunar eclipse to frighten hostile natives into providing food for his crew.
1692 - Three women, Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne and Tituba, were the first to be accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.
1796 - President George Washington proclaimed Jay's Treaty to be in effect.
1892 - The United States and Britain agreed to submit to arbitration their dispute over seal-hunting rights in the Bering Sea. (A commission later ruled in favor of Britain.)
1904 - President Theodore Roosevelt appointed a seven-member commission to facilitate completion of the Panama Canal.
1936 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a second Neutrality Act as he appealed to American businesses not to increase exports to belligerents.
1940 - Hattie McDaniel became the first black woman to win an Oscar. She won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Mammy in Gone With the Wind.
1944 - General Douglas MacArthur led the invasion of the Admiralty Islands during World War II.
1956 - In a nationally broadcast speech, President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced he would seek a second term.
1956 - An Islamic Republic was proclaimed in Pakistan.
1960 - Hugh Hefner opened the first Playboy Club in Chicago.
1968 - President Lyndon Johnson's National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (also known as the Kerner Commission) warned that racism was causing America to move "toward two societies, one black, one white -- separate and unequal."
1968 - Robert McNamara resigned as Secretary of Defense in the wake of the Tet offensive.
1968 - The discovery of the first pulsar, a star which emits regular radio waves, was announced by Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell at Cambridge, England.
1984 - Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau announced he was stepping down after more than 15 years in power.
2004 - ''Lord of the Rings: Return of the King'' won 11 Academy Awards, including best picture and best director for Peter Jackson, to tie the record held by 1959's ''Ben-Hur'' and 1997's ''Titanic.''
2008 - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama accused rival Hillary Rodham Clinton of trying to “play on people’s fears to scare up votes” with a TV ad showing sleeping children and asking who would be more qualified to answer a national security emergency call at 3 a.m.
2016 - A federal judge in New York ruled that the Justice Department could not force Apple to provide the FBI with access to locked iPhone data in a routine drug case.
2016 - Justice Clarence Thomas broke 10 years of courtroom silence and posed questions during a Supreme Court oral argument dealing with gun rights, provoking gasps from the audience.
Birthdays
28 - Caitlin EJ Meyer (actress)
28 - Guadalupe Gonzalez (model)
32 - Lena Gercke (model)
36 - Mark Foster (singer)
36 - Rakhee Thakrar (actress)
44 - Ja Rule (rapper)
48 - Antonio Sabato Jr. (actor)
60 - Tony Robbins (motivational speaker)
92 - Joss Ackland (actor)
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Today in Sports History - February 29
1972 - Hank Aaron became the first player in major league history to sign a contract that paid $200,000 a year.
1980 - Gordie Howe (Hartford Whalers) became the first NHL player to score 800 goals. It was his 1,000th regular season game.
1992 - Ray Bourque scored his 1,000th career point. He was only the third NHL defenseman to score 1,000 career points.
1996 - The Dallas Mavericks set an NBA record with 18 3-pointers in a game. They also set a record with 12 3-pointers in a half.
