10 Interesting Events in History That Occurred on a Leap Day

2023 isn’t a leap year, so we did not get that extra day in February.

But that doesn’t mean we can’t take a look back and see all the different events that happened on a leap day.

Why Do We Have Leap Days?

In order for our calendars to make sense and stay in tune with the seasons, the easiest solution was to add an extra day every four years.

Here are some of the more interesting events to have occurred on a Leap Day in history.

Columbus decided to use his knowledge of the next lunar eclipse to trick them into giving him food and fearing him.

On Leap Day in 1692, arrest warrants were issued for Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osborne.

Hattie McDaniel become the first African American to be nominated and win an Academy Award for her performance in Gone with the Wind.

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