February 28

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[edit] Events

• 1854 - The Republican Party of the United States is organized in Ripon, Wisconsin
• 1861 - Colorado is organized as a United States territory.
• 1922 - The United Kingdom accepts the independence of Egypt.
• 1953 - James D. Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; the formal announcement takes place on April 25 following publication in April Nature (pub. April 2).
• 1972 - Sino-American relations: The United States and People's Republic of China sign the Shanghai Communiqué.
• 1991 - The first Gulf War ends.
• 1993 - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh. Four BATF agents and five Davidians die in the initial raid, starting a 51-day standoff.

[edit] Births

• 1934 - Ralph Nader, American consumer advocate and presidential candidate

[edit] Deaths

• 1967 - Henry Luce, American publisher (b. 1898)
• 1986 - Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1927)