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46 b.c.
The first Leap Day proclaimed by Julius Caesar.
1692
Three women, Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba, were the first to be accused of witchcraft in Salem, Mass.
1784
John Wesley issues “Deed of Declaration” formally establishing the Methodist Church.
1796
George Washington proclaimed Jay's Treaty in effect.
1849
The steamship California landed in San Francisco, bringing the first East Coasters to the Gold Rush.
1916
Henry James, American novelist and critic, died.
1940
Hattie McDaniel became the first black woman to win an Oscar. She won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind.
1944
General Douglas MacArthur led the invasion of the Admiralty Islands.
1948
The last British troops left India.
1960
Hugh Hefner opened the first Playboy Club in Chicago.
1968
Robert McNamara resigned as Secretary of Defense in the wake of the Tet offensive.
1972
Hank Aaron became the first baseball player to sign a $200,000 a year contract.
1983
The final episode of M*A*S*H aired. It was the most watched television program in history.
1986
Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was shot to death in central Stockholm.
1993
Four federal agents were killed in Waco, Texas, after they tried to serve an arrest warrant for weapons charges on Branch Davidian sect leader David Koresh, starting a 51-day standoff.
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