At the moment is Friday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2025. There are 306 days left within the 12 months.
At the moment in historical past:
On Feb. 28, 1993, a gun battle erupted at a non secular compound close to Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms brokers tried to arrest Department Davidian chief David Koresh on weapons expenses; 4 brokers and 6 Davidians had been killed as a 51-day standoff started.
Additionally on this date:
In 1844, a 12-inch gun aboard the USS Princeton exploded because the ship was crusing on the Potomac River, killing Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur, Navy Secretary Thomas W. Gilmer and several other others; President John Tyler, who additionally was aboard the ship, was unhurt.
