历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-02-29(在线收听

 February 29th, 2008Today is leap day which has one additional day at the calendar year. The extral calendar day is added every four years and has been since 46 B.C.

On this day in 1940,“Gone With the Wind” wins 8 Oscars including best picture at the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
1960,The first Playboy Club, featuring waitresses clad in "bunny" outfits, opens in Chicago.
1904,Band leader Jimmy Dorsey is born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. Also born on this day --- Rapper Ja Rule and actor James Michèle and Dennis Farina.
Today in History, February 29th, John Belmont, the Associated Press.
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