Top Ten Biggest Events to Happen on February 29th

The Top Ten

1 5.7 magnitude earthquake kills 12,000 in Morocco (1960)

2 Hattie McDaniel becomes first African-American to win Academy Award (1940)

3 Siege of Sarajevo officially ends (1996)

4 Faucett flight 251 crashes in Andes killing 123 passengers (1996)

5 Child labor laws in South Carolina is raised from 12 to 14 years old (1916)

6 Abel Tasman's 2nd Pacific Voyage began (1644)

7 Christopher Columbus uses eclipse to get supplies from Native Americans (1504)

8 Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid fails in Richmond, VA (1864)

9 Tokyo Skytree construction complete. As of 2017 tallest tower in the world (2012)

10 South Korea withdraws 11,000 of it's 48,000 troops from Vietnam (1972)

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