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On This Day

February 29

Leap Day

1892 St.Petersburg Florida is incorporated

1940 12th Academy Awards take place Gone With the Wind wins best pictures .

1960 In Chicago the first Playboy Club opens it’s doors.

1968 10th Grammy Awards take place The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heats Club Band win Best Contemporary Album

1984 Pierre Trudeau resigns as Prime Minister of Canada

1992 WCW SuperBrawl II Lex Luger pins Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Title

Happy Birthday

1936 Henri The Rocket Richard Hockey Hall of Famer, 11 x Stanley Cup Champion

1976 Ja Rule rapper

1988Lena Gercke Model

1992 Jessica Long swimmer 3 x gold medals at 2004 Olympics

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