Today in history 28

Here are some historical events that occurred on February 28th:

• 1885 - The United States Senate approves the Edmunds Act, which makes polygamy a federal crime.
• 1910 - The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated.
• 1911 - The first official flight of the U.S. Army Signal Corps takes place, with Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge becoming the first person to die in a powered, controlled, and sustained flight of an airplane.
• 1924 - The first Winter Olympic Games open in Chamonix, France.
• 1940 - The United States and Canada sign the Ogdensburg Agreement, which establishes a joint defense commission to coordinate military efforts during World War II.
• 1953 - The first commercial jet airliner, the de Havilland Comet, makes its maiden flight.
• 1960 - The United States launches the Explorer 8 satellite, which is designed to study the Earth's radiation belts.
• 1967 - The United States launches the Surveyor 3 spacecraft, which is designed to study the Moon's surface.
• 1986 - The United States launches the Space Shuttle Challenger on its 10th mission, STS-51-L.
• 1991 - The United States launches the Space Shuttle Discovery on its 39th mission, STS-45.
• 2004 - The United States launches the Space Shuttle Columbia on its 28th mission, STS-114.

I hope you find these events interesting!