2024-02-28 23:43:21
On Thursday, February 29th, the book of history records, among other things:
1864: Construction begins on Vienna’s Ringstrasse.
1904: US President Theodore Roosevelt sets up a special commission headed by Admiral John G. Walker to oversee the construction of the Panama Canal.
1944: American troops land on the Admiralty Islands in the Pacific during World War II.
1944: At a secret session of the Finnish Parliament, the government reports on exploratory negotiations with the Soviet Union with a view to a ceasefire.
1964: A British charter plane crashes near Innsbruck, killing 83 people.
Birthdays: Leo von Klenze, dt. Builder (1784-1864); Josef Svatopluk Machar, Czech. writer (1864-1942); James (“Jimmy”) Dorsey, amer. Jazz musician (1904-1957); Dennis Farina, US film actress (1944-2013).
Date of death: Anton Henneka, dt. Jurist (1900-1984).
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