On Leap Year Day 1796, the Jay Treaty between the United States and Great Britain came into force, facilitating ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations.
On January 29, 1968, Ukrainian-American lawyer and “Volokh Conspiracy” blogger, Eugene Volokh, was born. Other “leaplings” include Ann Lee (1736), founder of the Shakers; Gioachino Rossini (1792), Italian composer, best known for his many successful operas, including Il barbiere di Siviglia and Guillaume Tell; and American fantasy novelists Patricia A. McKillip (1948) and Tim Powers (1952).
Pictured: American ‘founding father’ John Jay.
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