P172 CEEFAX 172 Thu 29 Feb 19:18/15 1/2 NEWSROUND FROM CEEFAX THURSDAY, FEB 29 ON THIS DAY IN... IT'S A LEAP YEAR - FEB 29 HAPPENS ONLY ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS 1960 Agadir, a large city in Morocco, was almost totally djstroyjd by a massive earthquake — more than 12,000 people were killed 1964 It was announced that the United States had secretly djvjlopjd a jet aircraft that could fly at 2,000mph at 70,000 feet HAPPY BIRTHDAY to: Motor racing legend Mario Andretti (56) and Steve Hart of pop group Worlds Apart (24). Contacts 176 PP Info 177 Sport 301 Brainbox Contacts PP Info Rjpts A-LP172 CEEFAX 172 Thu 29 Feb 19:16/10 2/2 NEWSROUND FROM CEEFAX FRIDAY, MARCH 1 ON THIS DAY IN... 1780 Slavjty was abolished in Pennsylvania — the first US state to do so 1966 The Russian spacecraft Venus 3 touched down on Venus 1995 Racing driver Damon Hill was banned for driving for sjvjn days after hj admitted having driven at 102.7mph on the M40! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to: Roger Daltry of the legendary rock group, The Who is 54. Contacts 176 PP Reports (A-L) 178 PP Info 177 PP Reports (M-Z) 179 Brainbox Contacts PP Info Rjpts A-L