The President’s National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders—known as the Kerner Commission—released
its report, condemning racism as the primary cause of
the recent surge of riots. Headed by Governor Otto
Kerner of Illinois, the 11-member commission was
appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in July
1967 to uncover the causes of urban riots and
recommend solutions.

Otto Kerner Jr. (August 15, 1908 – May 9, 1976)

The Kerner Commission with President Lyndon B. Johnson
seated center.

Leap years exist because while the world follows a 365-day
Gregorian calendar, it actually takes the planet a little bit
more than a year to orbit the sun. It takes Earth 365 days,
5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds to orbit the sun,
according to NASA — and while that is rounded down to
the 365 days we recognize as a typical year, those nearly
six extra hours don’t disappear.

Instead, leap years are added to account for the difference
and extra day keeps calendars and seasons from gradually
falling out of sync and impacting harvesting, planting and
other cycles based on the seasons. Without Leap Days, in
100 years, calendars would be 24 days off.

It received generally positive reviews upon its release on
December 15, 1939. While the casting was widely praised,
the long running time received criticism.

At the 12th Academy Awards, Gone with the Wind received
ten Academy Awards (eight competitive, two honorary) from
thirteen nominations, including wins for Best Picture, Best
Director (Fleming), Best Adapted Screenplay (posthumously
awarded to Sidney Howard), Best Actress (Leigh), and Best
Supporting Actress (Hattie McDaniel, becoming the first
African American to win an Academy Award). It set records
for the total number of wins and nominations at the time.

Hattie McDaniel
(June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952