February 28 in History — What Happened on This Day | HeyFYI

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What Happened on February 28?

From 1953 to 1953, February 28 has witnessed pivotal moments across 1 different categories of history.

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Science & Medicine

DNA Double Helix Discovered

James Watson and Francis Crick, building on X-ray crystallography work by Rosalind Franklin, announced the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA — one of the greatest scientific discoveries of the 20th century.