In London, an underground train fails to stop at Moorgate terminus station and crashes into the end of the tunnel, killing 43 people. Date: February 28, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, with almost 110 million viewers. Date: February 28, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Provisional Irish Republican Army carries out a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station at Newry, killing nine officers. Date: February 28, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
Olof Palme, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden, is assassinated in Stockholm. Date: February 28, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-36. Date: February 28, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh, starting a 51-day standoff. Date: February 28, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This…
A Turkish military memorandum results in the collapse of the coalition government in Turkey. Date: February 28, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
An earthquake in northern Iran is responsible for about 1,100 deaths. Date: February 28, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 2001 Nisqually earthquake, having a moment magnitude of 6.8, with epicenter in southern Puget Sound, damages the Seattle metropolitan area. Date: February 28, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
During the religious violence in Gujarat, 97 people are killed in the Naroda Patiya massacre and 69 in the Gulbarg Society massacre. Date: February 28, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)