FEBRUARY 29
1940:Hattie McDaniel is the first African American to win an Academy Award, taking home the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as housemaid Mammy in Gone With the Wind.
The film wins eight Oscars in total, including Best Picture.
Nevertheless, McDaniel and her escort are seated at a segregated table
in the back of the room during the ceremony.
1944: Dorothy Vredenburgh is elected secretary of the Democratic National Committee, becoming the first woman to hold such a post for a national political party. She would serve as secretary for 12 DNC conventions, from the 1944 Roosevelt-Truman ticket through the 1988 Dukakis-Bentsen ticket.
1960: The first Playboy Club opens in Chicago, famously featuring Hugh Hefner's scantily clad Playboy Bunnies.
1944: Dorothy Vredenburgh is elected secretary of the Democratic National Committee, becoming the first woman to hold such a post for a national political party. She would serve as secretary for 12 DNC conventions, from the 1944 Roosevelt-Truman ticket through the 1988 Dukakis-Bentsen ticket.
1960: The first Playboy Club opens in Chicago, famously featuring Hugh Hefner's scantily clad Playboy Bunnies.
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