This Day in History Class

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Hattie McDaniel became first Black actor to win Oscar - Feb. 29, 1940 Feb 29, 2020

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On this day in 1940, Hattie McDaniel won an Academy Award for her role as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."

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Olof Palme assassinated - Feb. 28, 1986 Feb 28, 2020

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On this day in 1986, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was assassinated.

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Wounded Knee Incident began - Feb. 27, 1973 Feb 27, 2020

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On this day in 1973, a group of Oglala Lakota and members of the American Indian Movement occupied Wounded Knee, South Dakota.

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General public first saw Kinemacolor - Feb. 26, 1909 Feb 26, 2020

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On this day in 1909, Kinemacolor was first screen to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.

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Corazon Aquino became president of Philippines - Feb. 25, 1986 Feb 25, 2020

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On this day in 1986, Corazon Aquino became president of the Philippines, making her the first woman to hold the office.

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Rebecca Lee Crumpler passed final oral exams - Feb. 24, 1864 Feb 24, 2020

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On this day in 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler passed her final oral exams at the New England Female Medical College, becoming the first Black woman in the U.S. to earned an M.D.

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Deportation of the Chechens and Ingush began - Feb. 23, 1944 Feb 23, 2020

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On this day in 1944, the Stalinist regime began deporting the Chechens and Ingush into remote areas of the Soviet Union.

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Zitkála-Šá born - Feb. 22, 1876 Feb 22, 2020

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On this day in 1876, Native American writer and activist Zitkála-Šá was born.

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