- Feb 1 NBC performs the first inter-city television broadcast from its station in New York City to another in Schenectady, New York by General Electric relay antennas.
Sinatra in Indianapolis
Feb 2 Frank Sinatra performs at the Lyric Theater in Indianapolis, Indiana, his first as featured singer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Pinocchio
Feb 7 Walt Disney's second feature length movie, "Pinocchio" premieres (NYC)
Tom & Jerry
Feb 10 First "Tom and Jerry" cartoon "Puss Gets the Boot" created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera is released to theatres by MGM
Gone With The Wind's Eight Oscars
Feb 29 12th Academy Awards: "Gone With The Wind" wins eight Oscars, Robert Donat & Vivien Leigh also win
McDaniel 1st African American Oscar
Feb 29 Hattie McDaniel becomes 1st African American woman to win an Oscar for "Gone With The Wind"
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