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February 24

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Historic Event

303 1st official Roman edict for persecution of Christians issued by Emperor Diocletian

• 1152 English language cleric and writer Geoffrey of Monmouth consecrated equally Bishop of St Asaph at Lambeth

• 1296 Pope Boniface 8 decree Clericis Iaicos
• 1387 King Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda
• 1389 Battle at Falköping: Danes defeat Male monarch Albert of Sweden
• 1496 England's Henry VII ends commercial dispute with Flanders

Excommunication

1510 Pope Julius Ii excommunicates the republic of Venice

Victory in Battle

1525 Battle of Pavia: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's troops beat the French. French King Francois I captured, 15,000 killed or wounded

• 1527 Ferdinand of Austria crowned as king of Bohemia

• 1530 1st imperial coronation by a Pope, Charles Five crowned by Clement V
• 1538 Treaty of Nagyvarad/Peace of Grosswardein signed betwixt Ferdinand I of Austria and John Zápolya of Hungary.
• 1541 Santiago, Chile founded by Pedro de Valvidia (or 2/12)
• 1552 Privileges of Hanseatic League in England are abrogated

• 1597 Flemish painter Frederick of Valckenborch becomes porter of Frankfurt-on-Main
• 1607 Claudio Monteverdi's opera "L'Orfeo" premieres in Mantua, oldest opera all the same regularly performed
• 1708 Prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in equally viceroy of Groningen

• 1739 Boxing of Karnal: Regular army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of Republic of india, Muhammad Shah
• 1779 George Rogers Clark captures Vincennes (Ind) from British

• 1793 French troops conquer Breda

Concluding Invasion of Britain

1797 Colonel William Tate and his force of 1,000-1,500 soldiers give up after the Last Invasion of Great britain (co-ordinate to fable, to Welsh women in tall black hats, mistaken for aristocracy guards regiment)

• 1803 United states Supreme Courtroom 1st rules a law unconstitutional (Marbury v Madison)
• 1804 London's Drury Lane Theatre burns to the basis, leaving possessor Richard Brinsley Sheridan destitute
• 1807 17 die & xv wounded in a shell to witness execution of Holloway, Heggerty & Elizabeth Godfrey in England

Agreement of Involvement

1821 Agustín de Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero agree to the Plan of Iguala, stating that Mexico will get a constitutional monarchy, Roman Catholicism the official religion and that Peninsulares and Creoles will savour equal political and social rights

• 1826 The signing of the Treaty of Yandaboo marks the end of the First Burmese State of war
• 1835 Siwinowe Kesibwi (Shawnee Sun) is 1st Indian language monthly magazine
• 1839 Steam shovel patented past William Otis, Philadelphia
• 1848 Rex Louis-Philippe abdicates, 2d French republic declared
• 1855 Us Court of Claims forms for cases against government
• 1857 1st perforated United states of america postage stamps delivered to authorities
• 1857 LA Vineyard Society organized
• 1863 Arizona Territory created
• 1863 Forrest's raid on Brentwood, Tennessee
• 1864 -Feb 25] Battle of Tunnel Hill, GA (Buzzard'south Roost)
• 1868 1st United states parade with floats (Mardi Gras-Mobile, Alabama)

Historic Event

1868 United states Business firm of Representatives vote 126 to 47 to impeach President Andrew Johnson

• 1875 The SS Gothenburg hits the Not bad Bulwark Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high contour ceremonious servants and dignitaries

• 1881 De Lesseps' Company begins work on Panama Culvert
• 1881 People's republic of china and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
• 1888 Louisville, Kentucky, becomes 1st regime in US to adopt Australian ballot (i.e. secret ballot on standard voting forms)
• 1891 French troops nether Captain Archinard occupy Diena W Sudan
• 1893 The American Academy is chartered by an act of the Congress of the United states of america
• 1894 Nicaragua captures Tegucigalpa, Republic of honduras
• 1895 Cuban war for independence begins
• 1899 Western Washington University is established
• 1902 Battle at Yzer Spruit: Boer general De la Rey beats British
• 1905 Simplon tunnel in Switzerland completed
• 1906 Tomas Estrada Palma defeats Jose Gomez in the election for president of Cuba, just Gomez and his followers refuse to accept results and sponsor an uprising
• 1908 In 'Muller v Oregon', the The states Supreme Court favors an Oregon law limiting maximum hours a woman may work and denies that it curtails 'liberty of contract'
• 1911 Japan and the Us conclude a treaty that continues restrictions on Japanese laborers
• 1914 Frank Craven's "Besides Many Cooks" premieres in NYC
• 1917 German language plan to get Mexican help in WW I exposed (Zimmerman telegram)
• 1917 Red Sox sell Smokey Joe Woods, his arm dead at 26, to Cleve for $15,000
• 1918 Estonia declares independence from Russia
• 1920 NSDAP begins at Hofbrauhaus Munich
• 1920 Peace treaty gives Estonia independence
• 1921 1st transcontinental flight in 24 hrs flying time arrives in Florida
• 1923 Flying Scotsman goes into service
• 1923 Mass arrests in U.s. of mafia
• 1924 Greek parliament proclaims republic

• 1925 Thermite explosive 1st used to break upwards ice jam, Waddington, NY
• 1927 John Golden Theater (Theatre Masque) opens at 252 Due west 45th St NYC
• 1932 Malcolm Campbell sets world land speed record speed of 253.96 mph driving his famous Bluish Bird auto at Daytona Beach, Florida
• 1933 Final sit-in of High german communist party in Berlin
• 1933 League of Nations tells Japanese to pull out of Manchuria
• 1937 1st US group hospital-medical cooperative authorized, Washington, D.C.
• 1938 Du Pont begins commercial production of nylon toothbrush bristles
• 1939 Roy Harris' tertiary Symphony premieres in Boston
• 1940 Frances Langford records "When You Wish Upon a Star"
• 1941 43 Geuzen resistance fighter trial opens in the Hague
• 1941 Anti-Nazi meeting at Noordermarkt Amsterdam
• 1942 Phonation of America begins broadcasting (in German)

Battle of Los Angeles

1942 The "Battle of Los Angeles" takes place, a series of anti-aircraft engagements over the urban center in response to a rumored but false Japanese attack. It would last until the morn of the following day.

• 1943 Texas League announces it will quit for the duration of WW 2

• 1945 Egypt & Syria declare state of war on nazi-Federal republic of germany
• 1945 Manila freed from Japanese
• 1945 Egyptian Premier Ahmed Maher Pasha is killed in Parliament afterward reading a decree
• 1946 Full general Juan Perón first elected President of Argentine republic
• 1949 Israel & Arab republic of egypt sign an ceasefire agreement
• 1949 V-ii/WAC-Corporal rocket 1st object to attain 5x the speed of sound at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico
• 1950 Labour wins UK parliamentary ballot by 5 seats
• 1951 "Anoint You All" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC subsequently 84 performances
• 1951 Ice Pairs Championship at Milan won by Ria Baran & Paul Falk of GER
• 1951 Ladies' Effigy Skating Champion in Milan won past Jeanette Altwegg of Groovy United kingdom
• 1951 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Milan won past Richard Push button of USA
• 1952 Canada wins 6th Olympic ice hockey title courtesy of a final round three-three tie with the US at the Oslo Winter Games; Canadian center Billy Gibson top scores with 19 points
• 1952 Norway goes 1-two in the men'southward ski jumping event at the Oslo Winter Olympics with Arnfinn Bergmann winning gold ahead of teammate Torbjørn Falkanger
• 1955 Pact of Baghdad signed betwixt Iraq & Turkey

Music Premiere

1955 Cole Porter's final Broadway musical "Silk Stockings", loosely based on the Melchior Lengyel's "Ninotchka", opens at the Imperial Theatre, NYC; runs for 478 performances

Music Concert

1956 Walter Piston'southward 5th Symphony, commissioned by the Juilliard School of Music for their 50th anniversary, premiere performance by the Juilliard Orchestra, conducted past Jean Morel

• 1960 Austria goes 1-two in the men's slalom at the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics; Ernst Hintersteer wins aureate alee of teammate Hias Leitner
• 1961 NASA Explorer Due south-45 mission; ionosphere beacon satellite fails to reach Earth orbit
• 1962 "New Faces of '62" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 28 performances
• 1962 "Sail Abroad" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC afterward 167 performances
• 1962 General mobilization in Indonesia over New Republic of guinea
• 1962 The states performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
• 1963 5th Daytona 500: Tiny Lund driving for Wood Bros Racing, wins on 4 pit stops as kickoff 10 laps run nether caution flag because of rain
• 1964 "My Heart Skips a Vanquish" single released past Buck Owens (Billboard No. 1 U.S. Hot State Singles, 1964)
• 1965 Beatles begin filming "Assist" in Bahamas
• 1965 East German president Ulbricht visits Egypt

• 1966 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
• 1968 "Darling of the Twenty-four hours" closes at George Abbott NYC after 31 performances

• 1968 Gary Unger begins NHL sequent game record of 914 games
• 1968 Us troops reconquer Hue Vietnam
• 1969 Mariner 6 launched for Mars flyby to study planet's atmosphere
• 1969 Northern Ireland Stormont parliament elections are held; the Unionist political party fragments into 'Official Unionist' and 'Unofficial Unionist'

Pic Premiere

1969 "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" motion-picture show based on novel by Muriel Spark directed by Ronald Neame, starring Maggie Smith (University Award Best Actress) premieres in London

• 1970 29 Swiss Army officers dice in avalanche (Reckingen, Switzerland)
• 1970 Heintje Simons (14) wins seven gold records
• 1970 KVDO TV aqueduct iii in Salem, OR (IND) begins broadcasting
• 1971 Algeria nationalizes 51 percentage of French oil concessions
• 1974 Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes globe gnaw all-round skater
• 1974 Islamic republic of pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh
• 1976 Republic of cuba adopts its constitution
• 1976 Jules Feiffer'south "Knock Knock" premieres in NYC

Celebrated Issue

1977 US President Jimmy Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights

• 1977 12th Academy of Country Music Awards: Mickey Gilley and Crystal Gayle win
• 1978 Kevin Porter, NJ, sets NBA record with 29 assists in a game
• 1979 Highest toll ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stamford, Texas
• 1979 War between Northward & South Republic of yemen begins
• 1980 "Canterbury Tales" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after sixteen performances
• 1980 Rangers score v power-play goals against Islanders
• 1980 13 Wintertime Olympic Games close in Lake Placid, New York

Olympic Gilded

1980 United states of america ice hockey team clinches gold medal with 4-2 win over Finland at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics; comes after 4-3 "Phenomenon on Water ice" victory against hot favorite Soviet Spousal relationship

• 1981 Jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doc Tarnower
• 1981 An convulsion registering 6.seven on the Richter scale hits Athens, killing sixteen people and destroying buildings in several towns due west of the metropolis.
• 1982 Boston Celtics begin an eighteen NBA game winning streak
• 1982 24th Grammy Awards: "Bette Davis Eyes", "Double Fantasy" win

Sports History

1982 Wayne Gretzky scores NHL-record 78th goal of season en route to 92

• 1983 Dow Jones closes above 1100 mark for 1st fourth dimension
• 1983 USSR performs undercover nuclear test
• 1983 A special commission of the U.S. Congress releases a written report that condemns the practice of Japanese internment during World War Two.
• 1984 Iraq resumes air assail on Iran
• 1985 Birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev crowned Rex of Nepal
• 1985 Jim Kelly (Houston USFL) passes for pro football record 574 yds

• 1986 Texas Air buys Eastern Airlines for $676 one thousand thousand
• 1987 29th Grammy Awards: "Higher Love" past Steve Winwood; "Graceland" by PAul Simon; and Bruce Hornsby win

Sports History

1987 LA Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores his 36,000th NBA point in a 97-93 win over the Suns in Phoenix

Radio History

1987 Radio personality Larry Male monarch suffers a eye attack

• 1988 Finnish ski jumper Matti Nykanen wins his 3rd gold medal of the Calgary Winter Olympics as part of the winning large hill team; normal and big hill private champion
• 1988 Due south African apartheid regime bans the UDF
• 1988 United states of america Supreme Court votes eight-0 Jerry Falwell cannot collect for Hustler parody
• 1989 150 million year old fossil egg institute in Utah with a fossilized dinosaur embryo inside, the oldest dinosaur egg yet establish in the Northern Hemisphere
• 1989 Harold E Ballard sells CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats to David Braley

Film & TV History

1989 Stalker Margaret Ray found in David Letterman'due south home, claims to be his wife

• 1989 United states of america Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, ix dice
• 1989 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

Sports History

1989 Panamanian boxing legend Roberto Durán wins 4th world title in unlike weight divisions when he beats Iran Barkley in a 12 round separate conclusion in Atlantic City; 37 year onetime Durán wins WBC middleweight title

• 1991 "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 126 performances
• 1991 End of World League of American Football's (WLAF) 1st draft
• 1991 United states of america-led forces begin Functioning Desert Sabre, the basis invasion of southern Republic of iraq and Iraqi-occupied Kuwait

• 1994 Scoreboard is unveiled at new Cleveland Indians' park (Jacobs Field)
• 1995 The Corona reconnaissance satellite plan, in beingness from 1959 to 1972, is declassified.
• 1996 Cuba downs two U.s. planes
• 1996 The last occurrence of February 24 as a leap day in the European union and for the Roman Cosmic Church.

Historic Result

1997 Deng Xiaoping the former paramount leader of China is cremated five days after he passed away

• 1997 Southward Africa announces it is constructing largest modern day blimp
• 1997 Qatar inaugurates the earth'due south largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporting facility and formally launches Qatar Liquefied Gas Co.

• 1999 The State of Arizona executes Karl LaGrand, a German national involved in an armed robbery, in spite of Deutschland's legal action to attempt to salvage him.
• 1999 A Cathay Southern Airlines Tupolev TU-154 airliner crashes on approach to Wenzhou drome in eastern the People's Democracy of China, killing 61.

Olympic Gold

2002 Joe Sakic and Jerome Iginla each score twice as Canada defeats the Us, v-two to win the men's ice hockey Olympic gold medal at Table salt Lake City

• 2002 IXX Wintertime Olympic Games close in Salt Lake Urban center, Utah, United States

BAFTA Awards

2002 55th British Motion picture and Television Awards (BAFTAS): "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" Best Film, Peter Jackson Best Director

Celebrated Outcome

2006 President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declares Announcement 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in endeavour to subdue possible armed forces coup.

• 2007 27th Golden Raspberry Awards: "Basic Instinct 2" wins

Historic Result

2008 Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba due to ill health after nearly fifty years

Sports History

2010 Sachin Tendulkar scores the kickoff double century in 1 Day International cricket

• 2010 Europe risks a double-dip recession later on bad results sally from France, Germany and Italy, it is reported today; the Eurozone simply grew past 0.1% in the last quarter of 2009
• 2011 Final Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103).
• 2013 10 Chadian soldiers and 28 Muslim insurgents are killed in conflict in Adrar des Ifoghas, Mali

• 2013 Nicos Anastasiades wins the Cypriot presidential election

Election of Involvement

2013 Raúl Castro is elected to a second term every bit the President of Cuba

• 2013 55th Daytona 500: Jimmie Johnson wins 2nd Bang-up American Race; Danica Patrick first female person to showtime from pole position; besides best-ever stop by a adult female at Daytona (eighth)

Historic Event

2014 Pope Francis creates a second Secretariat with the power to audit whatsoever Vatican agency at any time

• 2014 vii people are killed & 37 are injured after a bridge collapses in Vietnam
• 2014 A 4.4 billion-year-old Crystal is discovered to be the oldest known fragment from the earth's crust
• 2016 Oldest Muslim graves in Europe, from the 8th century, identified at a burial site in Nimes, France
• 2018 Men'due south big air snowboarding result makes Olympic debut at Pyeongchang; Canada'southward Sébastien Toutant is inaugural aureate medallist

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