Wikipedia:WikiProject University of Pittsburgh/On this day/February 28
- (1787) Founders (or Charter) Day: charter granted for the Pittsburgh Academy, thus establishing the University of Pittsburgh. Happy Birthday Pitt!
- (1931) The first classes move into the Cathedral of Learning.
- (1940) Pitt plays in the first ever televised basketball game, a 57–37 victory over Fordham at Madison Square Garden that is televised by NBC station W2XBS.