Feb 28, 2012
The largest prehistoric penguin (fossil) was discovered in New Zealand.
Name: Kairuku
Age: 25-27 million years old
Height: 4ft 3in (1.3m)
Weight: 60 kg
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/02/28/3441404.htm
*Photo illustrating how big the penguin is.
Peace Memorial Day in Taiwan (2·28)
A somber remembrance for the thousands of innocent lives lost during a brutal military crackdown by the Kuomintang (Nationalists) forces in 1947.
The 2·28 Memorial Park in Taipei
Feb 28, 1916
Henry James, American British novelist, died at age 72.
Nominated three times for the Nobel Prize in Literature (1911,1912, 1916), Henry James is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language.
Notable works include:
The Portrait of a Lady, TheAmbassadors, and The American, etc.