Page 7: Historical Events In February - 28

1933  1st female in cabinet: Francis Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor on February - 28.   

1935  Amsterdam Hotel of the Red Lion gets sidewalk permit on this day in history.   

1935  On February - 28 nylon discovered by Dr Wallace H Carothers   

1935  Alexander W F Idenburg, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1909-16), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history pedro Munoz Seca, La Caraba/La oca, dies at 55   

1939  On February - 28 great-Britain recognizes Franco-regime in Spain   

1939  The birth of Tommy Tune, Tony Award-winning dancer and actor on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history mario Andretti, auto racer and Indianapolis 500 Hall of Famer was born   

1940  Richard Wright's "Native Son" published on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history the birth of Mario Andretti, Race-car driver   

1940  On February - 28 the first college basketball games are televised, as W2XBS in NY City broadcasts a pair of games from Madison Square Garden.   

1940  US population at 131,669,275 (12,865,518 blacks (9.8%)) on February - 28.   

1940  1st televised basketball game (U of Pitts beats Fordham U, 50-37) on this day in history.   

1940  Johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history british-Italian dogfight above Albania   

1941  On this day in history 39 U Boats (197,000 ton) sunk this month   

1942  On this day in history hMAS PERTH (RAN) sunk in Sunda Strait, western Java by torpedoes and 8in gunfire of Japanese cruiser force.   

1942  Japanese land in Java, last Allied bastion in Dutch East Indies on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history race riot, Sojourner Truth Homes, Detroit   

1942  1st weapon drop on Netherlands on this day in history.   

1943  "Porgy & Bess" opens on Broadway with Anne Brown & Todd Duncan on this day in history.   

1944  On February - 28 the birth of Bernadette Peters, Actress   

1947  Anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan on February - 28.   

1948  The last British troops leave India on February - 28.   

1949  On February - 28 stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65   

1950  "Alive & Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 46 perfs on February - 28.   

1951  French government of Pleven dissolves on this day in history.   

1951  On February - 28 senate committee reports of at least 2 major US crime syndicates   

1951  French govt of Pleven dissolves on this day in history.   

1953  Stalin meets with Beria, Bulganin, Khrushchev & Malenkov on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history 13 die in a train crash in Swampscott MA   

1956  On February - 28 a Chatham Ontario restaurant is fined $50 for refusing to serve two black students   

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1155  On this day in history birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)   

1261  Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on this day in history.   

1409  On February - 28 birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1552  On February - 28 birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

1552  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on February - 28.   

1573  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on this day in history.   

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on February - 28.   

0642  On February - 28 oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle   

1261  Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies on February - 28.   

1326  On this day in history death of duke Leopold I of Austria (b. 1290)   

1453  Death of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400) on February - 28.   

1485  On February - 28 death of niclas, Graf von Abensberg, German soldier (b. 1441)   

1510  Death of Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer on February - 28.   

1525  On February - 28 death of cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler   

1572  On this day in history death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)