- 1854] Having a grand old time: The Republican Party is organized in Ripon (WI) when fifty opponents of slavery start the new political party (2/28)...
- 1932] Kidnapped: The 22-month old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh is kidnapped from the family house near Hopewell (NJ) (3/1). The baby's lifeless body will be found in May...
- 1949] L'chaim: Chaim Weizmann becomes the first Israeli President. Break out the Manischewitz and challah (2/27)...
- 1949] Curtains: The legendary Joe Louis who held the heavyweight title longer than any fighter in history, retires with a record of 63-3 with 49 KOs and 25 successful title defenses (3/1)...1969] Mickey Mantle tells the Yankees: "I can't hit anymore" and with that, retires (3/1). Number 7 will return in June for "Mickey Mantle Day" at Yankee Stadium. The Mick will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974 with 88% of the votes...
- 1953] What should we call it?: WJZ-AM becomes WABC in New York City (3/1)...1962] WMGM in New York changes calls to WHN (2/28)...
- 1962] "Happy Trails": Frankie Lymon, lead singer of the Teenagers overdoses on heroin at 25 (2/28)...1974] Bobby ("Montego Bay") Bloom dies from a self-inflicted gun shot wound at 28 (2/28)...2008] Mike Smith, lead singer of the Dave Clark Five dies at 64 from pneumonia (2/28), a complication from an earlier fall...2008] "Voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers" Myron Cope passes away from respiratory failure at 79 (2/27)...2008] Conservative author and commentator William F. Buckley Jr. is found slumped at his desk. His death at 82 is attributed to the results of emphysema and diabetes (2/27)...
- 1982] Guilty as charged: Wayne B. Williams is found guilty of murdering 2 of the 28 bodies found in the Atlanta area in a two-year period (2/27)...1990] The Exxon Corp. and Exxon Shipping are indicted on 5 criminal counts in reference to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill (2/27)...
- 1983] M*A*S*Hing the competition: The final episode of "M*A*S*H" draws a household rating of 60.2%. Seen in over 50 million homes it's still the highest rated show of all-time (2/28). The series started in September, 1972...
- 1992] Miniature golfer: 16-year old amateur golfer Tiger Woods becomes the youngest player to compete in a PGA Tour event (The Nissan L.A. Open) and posts a one-over-par 72, just barely missing the cut (2/27)...
- 1993] Wacko in Waco: U.S. Federal agents raid the compound of the Branch Davidians, lead by David Koresh in Waco (TX). The fifty-one day standoff will result in the killing of 4 agents and 6 Davidians, including Koresh (2/28)...For more on February 27 - March 1st:
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