February 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Georgia History Timeline Chronology for February 29; Yesterday    Tomorrow January  February  March  April  May  June  July   August  September  October  November  December   February 29, 1940 Presentation banquet for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences where Gone With The Wind won 8 Oscars, a record which would stand for 16 years   Gone With The Wind February 29, 1960 In response to a filibuster organized by Georgia Senator Richard Russell, Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson announces he will keep the Senate in session continuously until a new Civil Rights bill proposed by the Eisenhower administration is passed. A watered-down version of the bill will pass later in the year.   Richard B. Russell, Jr.   The Road to Integration February 29, 1976 Bill Elliott runs his first Winston Cup race at the North Carolina Speedway   Bill Elliott February 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 January  February  March  April  May  June  July   August  September  October  November  December   Yesterday     Tomorrow The best search in Georgia History
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