February 28th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsTable of Contents |
February 28th History Highlights |
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February 28th is… |
Floral Design Day Global Scouse Day National Chocolate Soufflé Day National Science Day National Tooth Fairy Day Public Sleeping Day Rare Disease Day Tartar Sauce Day |
February 28th Birthday Quotes |
“Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being.” “Simply enjoy life and the great pleasures that come with it.” “The freedom of any society varies proportionately with the volume of its laughter.” “Science cannot be stopped. Man will gather knowledge no matter what the consequences- and we cannot predict what they will be. Science will go on- whether we are pessimistic, or are optimistic, as I am. I know that great, interesting, and valuable discoveries can be made and will be made… But I know also that still more interesting discoveries will be made that I have not the imagination to describe- and I am awaiting them, full of curiosity and enthusiasm.” “Las Vegas turns women into men and men into idiots.” “In our country, learned ignorance is on the rise.” “It’s interesting that somebody might decide suddenly that we [cartoonists] have a social significance or not. But, we’re not in business for that purpose. We’re in business to sell newspapers, and the criticism, acceptance, or whatever, lies in the fact that we are in hundreds of newspapers, and that the readership of something like Peanuts is in the millions every day.” |
February 28th Birthdays |
1533 – Michel de Montaigne, French Renaissance writer (died in 1592) |
February 28th History |
1066 – Westminster Abbey opened 1525 – Aztec king Cuauhtémoc was executed on the order of conquistador Hernán Cortés. 1784 – John Wesley chartered the first Methodist Church in the United States. An Anglican, Wesley wanted a church structure for his followers after the Anglican Church abandoned its American believers during the American Revolution. 1827 – The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was incorporated. It was the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight. 1854 – The Republican Party was organized in Ripon, WI. It was primarily anti-slavery people. 1885 – The American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) was incorporated in New York, as the subsidiary of American Bell Telephone. 1922 – The United Kingdom ended its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence. 1935 – Wallace Carothers discovered Nylon while working at DuPont. 1839 – The non-existent word “dord” was published in the Webster’s New International Dictionary, Second Edition. February 28, 1925 (fiction) artists around the world have a dream about Cthulu and the City of R’lyeh, Lovecraft, Horror, Books 1940 – Basketball was televised for the first time. The game was Fordham University vs. University of Pittsburgh 1953 – Cambridge University scientists James D. Watson and Frances H.C. Crick announced that they had found the double-helix structure of DNA, the molecule containing human genes. 1954 – The first color television sets using the NTSC standard were offered for sale to the general public. 1970 – #1 Hit February 28, 1970 – April 10, 1970: Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water 1976 – February 28, 1976 – March 5, 1976: Rhythm Heritage – Theme From S.W.A.T. 1981 – February 28, 1981 – March 20, 1981: Eddie Rabbitt – I Love a Rainy Night 1983 – CBS sitcom M*A*S*H ended after 11 seasons, airing a special two-and-a-half-hour episode watched by 77% of the television viewing audience. 1993 – Near Mount Carmel in Waco, Texas, agents of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) launch a raid against the Branch Davidian compound. At least 80 people, including 22 children, were killed. 1996 – KISS reunited at the Grammys in full makeup and costume. 1998 – #1 Hit February 28, 1998 – March 13, 1998: Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On 2002 – Sotheby’s auction house announced that Peter Paul Reubens was the creator of the painting The Massacre of the Innocents, not Jan van den Hoecke as previously believed. 2004 – #1 Hit February 28, 2004 – May 21, 2004: Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris – Yeah! 2009 – #1 Hit February 28, 2009 – April 10, 2009: Flo Rida – Right Round 2013 – Pope Benedict XVI resigned as the pope of the Catholic Church – the first pope to do so since 1415. |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
Superman is probably a lot weaker in winter due to the decrease in sunlight. How many people slipped on banana peels for it to become a thing? #neverseenithappen “Let’s go to the Winchester, have a pint and wait for this to all blow over” – Shaun (of the Dead) #moviequotes Guy Fawkes used the pseudonym John Johnson during the gunpowder plot. I might enjoy sleeping without any clothes on but I don’t due to being afraid someone could break into my house and I would have to fight them while naked. A health study conducted in 2010, found that not having friends has the same health risks as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. US President #6 John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) On April 13, 1843, he became the first ex (or even active) President to be photographed. The biggest film of 1973: The Exorcist (Horror) earned ~ $202,000,000 Evel Knievel suffered 433 broken bones over his lifetime, the most in recorded history. “Canola” is derived from the combination of “Canada” and “ola,” meaning oil. If you make a Mobius strip out of regular tape, you’ve technically got a piece of tape that only has one side and is simultaneously sticky and not sticky. The Capital of Papua New Guinea is Port Moresby The sound of the adults in the “Peanuts” Cartoon is made using a Trombone with a Mute. “I…drink…your…milkshake! I drink it up!” – Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood #moviequotes |
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