February 29

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Events

  • 1864 – Custer crossed the Rivanna near the Earlysville–Charlottesville road and launched a surprise attack against four battalions of the Stuart Horse Artillery Battalion.[1]
  • 1980Denis O'Brien and the owners of the Mousetrap begin dispute over $5 ticket charged [2]

Births

  • 1708 – Peter Jefferson is born in Virginia. Jefferson was a prominent cartographer and surveyor within the colony and eventually served as Albemarle County's representative to the House of Burgesses; he was also the father of Thomas Jefferson.

References

  1. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/charlottesville-during-the-civil-war/
  2. Web. Bill Grows and Grows Over Disputed Bar Tab, News Article, Associated Press, December 10, 1993, retrieved October 3, 2020.


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