Historical Events
- Bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge
- Carole Bayer (Sager) and George Fischoff's musical "Georgy" closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 4 performances
- Caroline Walker runs world female record marathon (3:02:53)
- KIIN (now KUN) TV channel 12 in Iowa City, IA (PBS) 1st broadcast
- WUTR TV channel 20 in Utica-Rome, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- Daniel Handler, American writer, better known as Lemony Snicket
- Mika Stromberg, Finnish ice hockey defenseman (Team Finland), born in Helsinki, Finland
- Noureddine Morceli, Algeria, 1500m runner (Olympic gold 1996)
About February 28, 1970
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 54 years, 1 month and 25 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Pisces
Music Charts
#1 Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
#1 Song: Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse
