Historical Events
Bland-Allison Act
Congress overrides US President Rutherford B. Hayes veto of the Bland-Allison Act, requiring the Treasury to buy a certain amount of silver and put it into circulation as silver dollars
- US congress authorizes large-size silver certificate
Famous Birthdays
- Artur Kapp, Estonian organist, composer (Peace Symphony; Paradise and Peri), and educator, born in Suure-Jaani, Russian Empire (now Estonia) (d. 1952)
- Pierre Fatou, French mathematician (d. 1929)
About February 28, 1878
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 145 years, 7 months and 1 day
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Pisces
