February 28th

February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. If the ancient Mayans were correct, there are 297 days remaining until the end of time.

1646 Roger Scott is tried in Massachusetts Bay Colony for sleeping in church.  We can only imagine what happened to these guys.

1692 Salem (again, Massachusetts Bay Colony) witch hunt begins

1749 1st edition of Henry Fielding’s "Tom Jones" is published

1854 Republican Party is formally organized at Ripon, Wisconsin:  formally disorganized November 4, 2008

1935 Move over, silk stocking fetishists, DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents Nylon.

 

1983 Final TV episode of "M*A*S*H" airs (CBS); record 125 million watch

BJ's note for Hawkeye. . .

1993 Gun battle erupts at Waco Texas between Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and Branch Davidians. ATF cheated and used tanks.

1904 Linus Pauling, scientist/quantum chemist/activist/Vitamin C advocate 

1939 Tommy Tune, very tall gay US dancer/actor/director/choreographer 

1945 Charles "Bubba" Smith, US football player/actor

1957 John Turturro, US actor

1976 Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Canadian actor

1977 Rafael Amaya, Mexican model/singer/actor

1980 Bastien Siepielski, French rugger/Dieux du Stade model

1987 Edouard Collin, French actor

1908 Pat Garrett, US lawman, don’t need no stinkin’ badge

1977 Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, US comedian (Jack Benny Show), gets chauffeured

1979 Mr Ed, talking horse, keeps his thoughts to himself