catching up February 29 - mar 1

February 29

45 BC		The first Leap Day is recognized by proclamation of Julius Caesar. Under the old Roman calendar, the last day of February was the last day of the year.
1692		Sarah Goode and Tituba are accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, sparking the hysteria that started the Salem Witch Trials.
1784		The Marquis de Sade is transferred from Vincennes fortress to the Bastille.
1940		Hattie McDaniel is first African American to win an Academy Award–best supporting actress–for her performance in Gone With The Wind.
1968		The Beatles win a Grammy Award for their album Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band.
Born on February 29
1792		Gioacchino Rossini, Italian composer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlK64ON0lIk
1904		Jimmy Dorsey, orchestra leader
		March 1 1692 Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne and Tituba are arrested for the supposed practice of witchcraft in Salem, Mass. 1780 Pennsylvania becomes the first U.S. state to abolish slavery. 1875 Congress passes the Civil Rights Act, which is invalidated by the Supreme Court in 1883. Born on March 1 1810 Frédéric Chopin, composer and pianist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCX-utZu21o 1904 Glenn Miller, big band leader during the 1930s and ’40s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIeTYi8b--0 1914 Ralph Waldo Ellison, African-American author (Invisible Man). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feizy37qhWc