Leap Year Over Time: One Day Makes a Big Difference
Staff Report
1972Hank Aaron becomes the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to sign a $200,000 contract.Hank Aaron becomes the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to sign a $200,000 contract.Topps1988South African archbishop Desmond Tutu is arrested along with 100 clergymen during a five-day anti-apartheid demonstration in Cape Town.South African archbishop Desmond Tutu is arrested along with 100 clergymen during a five-day anti-apartheid demonstration in Cape Town.REUTERS/Juda Ngwenya1796The Jay Treaty between the United States and Great Britain comes into force, facilitating ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations.The Jay Treaty between the United States and Great Britain comes into force, facilitating ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations.Library of Congress1972Vietnam War: Vietnamization – South Korea withdraws 11,000 of its 48,000 troops from Vietnam.Vietnam War: Vietnamization – South Korea withdraws 11,000 of its 48,000 troops from Vietnam.Zoetrope Studio1960An earthquake in Morocco kills over 3,000 people and nearly destroys Agadir in the southern part of the country.An earthquake in Morocco kills over 3,000 people and nearly destroys Agadir in the southern part of the country.Panoramio2004Jean-Bertrand Aristide is removed as President of Haiti following a coup.Jean-Bertrand Aristide is removed as President of Haiti following a coup.REUTERS/Andrew Winning1504Christopher Columbus uses his knowledge of a lunar eclipse that night to convince Native Americans to provide him with supplies.Christopher Columbus uses his knowledge of a lunar eclipse that night to convince Native Americans to provide him with supplies.Library of Congress
