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| February 28th |
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| About February 28th is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 306 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (307 in leap years). Births 1942 - Brian Jones, guitarist (The Rolling Stones) 1948 - Steven Chu, U.S. Secretary of Energy Deaths 2009 - Paul Harvey, radio broadcaster (The Rest of the Story) Events 1849 - A steamship named California arrives in San Fransisco, California from New York City, New York beginning regular steamboat travel between the coasts. 1993 - With a warrant for the arrest of David Koresh, the leader of the Branch Davidians, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raid the group's complex in Waco, Texas. During the initial raid, four BATF agents and five Davidians die, starting a standoff that will last 51 days. |
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