Today in history: Feb. 29
In 1940, "Gone with the Wind" won eight Academy Awards, including best picture of 1939; Hattie McDaniel won for best supporting actress, the first black performer so honored.
1904: Jimmy Dorsey
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In 1904, bandleader Jimmy Dorsey, second from right, was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania.
1916: Dinah Shore
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In 1916, singer, actress and TV personality Dinah Shore was born Frances Rose Shore in Winchester, Tennessee. (Shore, who claimed March 1, 1917 as her birthdate, died in 1994 just days before she would have turned 78.)