Monday, February 28, 2011

February 28

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1784 John Wesley charters the Methodist Church. The 90 Day Men Methodist Gogogoairheart
2 1854 The Republican Party of the United States is organized in Ripon, Wisconsin. Har Mar Superstar Let's Get This Party Kickin' You Can Feel Me
3 1883 The first vaudeville theater opens in Boston, Massachusetts. New Vaudeville Band Winchester Cathedral Winchester Cathedral
4 1928 C.V. Raman discovered Raman effect. Wolf Parade Shine a Light Apologies to the Queen Mary
5 1939 The erroneous word "dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation. The Jesus and Mary Chain Something's Wrong Psychocandy
6 1953 James D. Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; the formal announcement takes place on April 25 following publication in April Nature (pub. April 2). Kirihito D.N.A.+ Suicidal Noise Cafe
7 1998 First flight of RQ-4 Global Hawk, the first unmanned aerial vehicle certified to file its own flight plans and fly regularly in U.S. civilian airspace. Broadcast Hawk Haha Sound

(Historical facts about February 28 are from Wikipedia.)

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