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28 February 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 28 February 2022 was a Monday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “We Don't Talk About Bruno” by Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa,Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatrizand the Encanto cast.
- Top Film of 2022
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 28 February is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 28 February 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 28 February 2022 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 28 February
- 1993 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh, starting a 51-day standoff.
- 1997 A Turkish military memorandum results in the collapse of the coalition government in Turkey.
- 2001 The 2001 Nisqually earthquake, having a moment magnitude of 6.8, with epicenter in southern Puget Sound, damages the Seattle metropolitan area.
- 2013 Pope Benedict XVI resigns as the pope of the Catholic Church, becoming the first pope to do so voluntarily since Pope Gregory XII in 1415.
- 2024 Prime Minister Modi of India inaugurates the 2nd Space Port of India - Kulasekarapattinam Spaceport.
Famous people born on February 28
- Ali Larter, American actress and model (born 1976)
- John Turturro, American actor and director (born 1957)
- Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (1942–1969)
- Luka Dončić, Slovenian basketball player (born 1999)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2022 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 10 – The United States Mint announces they have started shipping the first of the American Women quarters, starting with poet Maya Angelou, the first African American woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter.
- March 15 – Amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the Senate passes a resolution condemning President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal.
- March 27 – The 94th Academy Awards, hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes, are held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Sian Heder's CODA is awarded Best Picture, along with an additional two awards, including Troy Kotsur for Best Supporting Actor.
Life in the US in 2022
President
Joe Biden
Gas (per gallon)
$3.99
Loaf of Bread
$2.76
Average House
$454,900
Weekly Wage
$1,069
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