What happend on 28th February

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1960

End of 10th Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, California

1953

James D. Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; formal announcement April 25 following publication in April Nature (pub. April 2).

1952

End of 8th Winter Olympic Games in Oslo.

1948

Bud Gartiser sets a new world record after clearing the 50-yard low hurdles in 6.8 seconds.

1947

February 28 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with large loss of civilian lives.

1940

Basketball is televised for the first time (Fordham University vs. the University of Pittsburgh in Madison Square Garden).

1939

The word "Dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.

1935

Nylon is discovered by Wallace Carothers.

1933

Gleichschaltung: The Reichstag Fire Decree is passed in Germany a day after the Reichstag fire.

1922

The United Kingdom accepts the independence of Egypt.