This Day In History
February 28
John Wesley charters first Methodist Church in U.S. Tyler narrowly escapes death on the USS Princeton Congress creates Colorado Territory Union begins cavalry raid in Virginia Ben Hecht is born German Cameroons surrenders to Allied forces Basketball coaching legend Dean Smith born Racing legend Mario Andretti born Test pilot Reitsch pitches suicide squad to Hitler Watson and Crick discover chemical structure of DNA Thelonious Monk makes the cover of Time magazine Wheeler says Westmoreland will need more troops Subway crash in London kills 43 Getty Museum endowed Final episode of M*A*S*H airs Gorbachev calls for nuclear weapons treaty ATF raids Branch Davidian compound Federal agents raid the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas First NATO Military Action
John Wesley charters first Methodist Church in U.S. Tyler narrowly escapes death on the USS Princeton Congress creates Colorado Territory Union begins cavalry raid in Virginia Ben Hecht is born German Cameroons surrenders to Allied forces Basketball coaching legend Dean Smith born Racing legend Mario Andretti born Test pilot Reitsch pitches suicide squad to Hitler Watson and Crick discover chemical structure of DNA Thelonious Monk makes the cover of Time magazine Wheeler says Westmoreland will need more troops Subway crash in London kills 43 Getty Museum endowed Final episode of M*A*S*H airs Gorbachev calls for nuclear weapons treaty ATF raids Branch Davidian compound Federal agents raid the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas First NATO Military Action
