This Day in History: February 29, 2024
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1692
Three women, Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba, were the first to be accused of witchcraft in Salem, Mass.
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1796
George Washington proclaimed Jay's Treaty in effect.
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1940
Hattie McDaniel became the first black woman to win an Oscar. She won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind.
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1944
General Douglas MacArthur led the invasion of the Admiralty Islands.
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1960
Hugh Hefner opened the first Playboy Club in Chicago.
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1968
Robert McNamara resigned as Secretary of Defense in the wake of the Tet offensive.
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1972
The first Leap Day proclaimed by Julius Caesar.
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