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Day in History: February 28
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February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 306 days remaining, 307 in leap years. In a non-leap year it is the last day of February.
| | 364 - Valentinian I is elevated as Roman Emperor. |
| | 1784 - John Wesley charters the Methodist Church. |
| | 1854 - Ripon, Wisconsin, becomes the birthplace of The Republican Party of the United States |
| | 1861 - Colorado is organized as a United States ski resort, I mean, territory. |
| | 1883 - Vaudeville is born, lighting up the stages in Boston |
| | 1935 - Wallace Carothers discovers nylon, the material of women's panty hose |
| | 1939 - The word "Dord" disrupts the peace, causing an investigation, as it is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary |
| | 1940 - Basketball first hits American televisions with the Fordham U. vs. the U. of Pittsburgh game in Madison Square Garden |
| | 1953 - James D. Watson and Francis Crick announce that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA |
| | 1973 - American Hard Rock Band KISS is formed |
| | 1983 - The final episode of M*A*S*H is broadcast in the USA becoming the most watched show ever in history |
| | 2004 - Over 1 million Taiwanese participating in the 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally form a 500-kilometre long human chain |
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