February 28, 1646 - After falling asleep in church, Roger Scott is put on trial by the Puritans of Massachusetts.

February 28, 1803 - Formal congressional approval is given for President Thomas Jefferson's plan for an expedition to the Pacific. $2,500 is also allocated for the use of the expedition. The expedition became known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

February 28, 1844 - While President Tyler is on board the U.S. Navy's steamship Princeton, a cannon explodes during a demonstration. The Secretary of State is killed, but the president is not injured.

February 28, 1859 - Free blacks are exiled from Arkansas based on a legislative vote.
 

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February 28, 1861 - The Colorado Territory is established by the U.S. Congress. At the time it was a major producer of gold and silver.

February 28, 1893 - Edward Acheson receives a patent for silicon carbide (a synthetic abrasive).

February 28, 1932 - The last Model A is produced by the Ford Motor Company.

February 28, 1940 - At the Oscars, Gone with the Wind receives four of the major awards.

February 28, 1993 - As the compound of the Branch Davidians is stormed by the U.S. Treasury Department's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, ten people are killed.

 

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