This Day in History: February 28th

Here are 10 historical events that took place on February 28th, listed in chronological order:

1. 1784: John Wesley charters the Methodist Church.
2. 1827: The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
3. 1844: A gun on USS Princeton explodes while the ship is on a Potomac River cruise, killing eight people, including two United States Cabinet members.
4. 1883: The first vaudeville theater opens in Boston, Massachusetts.
5. 1935: DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents nylon.
6. 1953: James Watson and Francis Crick discover the structure of DNA, the double helix.
7. 1983: The final episode of the TV series “MAS*H” airs, becoming the most-watched television episode in U.S. history at the time.
8. 1993: A gun battle erupts between Branch Davidians and federal agents in Waco, Texas, leading to a 51-day standoff.
9. 1997: The North Hollywood shootout occurs, as two heavily armed bank robbers engage in a firefight with the Los Angeles Police Department.
10. 2013: Benedict XVI resigns as pope, becoming the first pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415.

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