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1844 - The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti after the Battle of Tortuguero.
1883 - The first vaudeville theater opens in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
1893 - The USS Indiana, a battleship, is launched. It's the first true battleship in the U.S. Navy.
1914 - The Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus is proclaimed in Gjirokastër, Albania.
1922 - Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom.
1935 - DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents nylon.
1953 - James D. Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA.
1983 - The final episode of "MAS*H" airs, becoming the most-watched television episode in U.S. history at the time.
1991 - The Gulf War ends after Iraqi troops are driven out of Kuwait.
1993 - A gun battle erupts at a compound near Waco, Texas, USA, between FBI agents and Branch Davidians, a religious cult led by David Koresh. The standoff will continue for 51 days.
1997 - The North Hollywood shootout takes place, where two heavily armed bank robbers are confronted by police in North Hollywood, California, USA.
2013 - Pope Benedict XVI resigns as the pope of the Roman Catholic Church, becoming the first pope to do so since 1415.
2021 - NASA's Perseverance rover successfully lands on Mars, beginning its mission to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples of Martian rock and soil.
These are just a few highlights, and many more events have happened on February 28th throughout history!
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