History for February 29 - On-This-Day.com
Ann Lee (Anne the Word or Mother Anne) 1736 - Founder of Shakerism in United States, John Philip Holland 1840 - Inventor of the first submarine accepted by the U.S. Navy, Herman Hollerith 1860 - Engineer, teacher, inventor of first electric tabulating machine (forerunner of the calculator)
Jimmy Dorsey 1904 - bandleader, Dinah Shore 1916 - Singer, entertainer ("The Dinah Shore Show"), Jack Lousma 1936 - Astronaut
1288 - Scotland established this day as one when a woman could propose marriage to a man. In the event that he refused the proposal he was required to pay a fine.
1940 - Hattie McDaniel became the first black person to win an Oscar. She won Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Mammy in "Gone with the Wind."
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