WillDekkard
02-24-2010, 04:33 AM
Hear are some notable events that happened on This Date in History
- February 24th
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* 303 Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Empire.
* 1387 King Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda.
* 1538 Treaty of Nagyvarad between Ferdinand I and John Zαpolya.
* 1582 Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar.
* 1607 L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, one of the first works recognized as an opera, receives its premiθre performance.
* 1711 The London premiθre of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage.
* 1739 Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.
* 1803 The Supreme Court of the United States, in Marbury v. Madison, establishes the principle of judicial review.
* 1804 London's Drury Lane Theatre burns to the ground, leaving owner Richard Brinsley Sheridan destitute.
* 1822 The 1st Swaminarayan temple in the world, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad, is inaugurated.
* 1826 The signing of the Treaty of Yandaboo marks the end of the First Burmese War.
* 1831 The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, the first removal treaty in accordance with the Indian Removal Act, is proclaimed. The Choctaws in Mississippi cede land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West.
* 1839 William Otis receives a patent for the steam shovel.
* 1848 King Louis-Philippe of France abdicates the throne.
* 1863 Arizona is organized as a United States territory.
* 1868 The first parade to have floats is staged at Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana.
* 1868 Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
* 1875 The SS Gothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high profile civil servants and dignitaries.
* 1881 China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
* 1890 Chicago is selected to host the Columbian Exposition
* 1893 The American University is chartered by an act of the Congress of the United States of America.
* 1895 Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the second war for Cuban independence, which ended with the Spanish-American War in 1898.
* 1899 Western Washington University is established.
* 1909 The Hudson Motor Car Company is founded.
* 1917 World War I: The U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.
* 1918 Estonian Declaration of Independence.
* 1920 The Nazi Party is founded.
* 1942 Battle of Los Angeles: a UFO flying over wartime Los Angeles causes a blackout order at 2:25 a.m. and attracts a barrage of anti-aircraft fire, ultimately killing 3 civilians.
* 1945 Egyptian Premier Ahmed Maher Pasha is killed in Parliament after reading a decree.
* 1968 Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Huι.
* 1970 National Public Radio is founded in the United States.
* 1971 The All India Forward Bloc holds an emergency central committee meeting after its chairman, Hemantha Kumar Bose, is killed 3 days earlier. P.K. Mookiah Thevar is appointed as the new chairman.
* 1976 Cuba : national Constitution proclaimed.
* 1981 Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer.
* 1981 An earthquake registering 6.7 on the Richter scale hits Athens, killing 16 people and destroying buildings in several towns west of the city.
* 1983 A special commission of the U.S. Congress releases a report that condemns the practice of Japanese internment during World War II.
* 1989 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers a USD $3 million bounty for the death of The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie.
* 1989 United Airlines Flight 811, bound for New Zealand from Honolulu, Hawaii, rips open during flight, sucking 9 passengers out of the business-class section.
* 1996 The last occurrence of February 24 as a leap day in the European Union and for the Roman Catholic Church.
* 1999 The State of Arizona executes Karl LaGrand, a German national involved in an armed robbery, in spite of Germany's legal action to attempt to save him.
* 1999 A China Southern Airlines Tupolev TU-154 airliner crashes on approach to Wenzhou airport in eastern the People's Republic of China, killing 61.
* 2006 Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declares Proclamation 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in attempt to subdue a possible military coup.
* 2007 Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.
* 2008 Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba after nearly fifty years.
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- February 24th
c/p from Wikipedia
* 303 Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Empire.
* 1387 King Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda.
* 1538 Treaty of Nagyvarad between Ferdinand I and John Zαpolya.
* 1582 Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar.
* 1607 L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, one of the first works recognized as an opera, receives its premiθre performance.
* 1711 The London premiθre of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage.
* 1739 Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.
* 1803 The Supreme Court of the United States, in Marbury v. Madison, establishes the principle of judicial review.
* 1804 London's Drury Lane Theatre burns to the ground, leaving owner Richard Brinsley Sheridan destitute.
* 1822 The 1st Swaminarayan temple in the world, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad, is inaugurated.
* 1826 The signing of the Treaty of Yandaboo marks the end of the First Burmese War.
* 1831 The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, the first removal treaty in accordance with the Indian Removal Act, is proclaimed. The Choctaws in Mississippi cede land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West.
* 1839 William Otis receives a patent for the steam shovel.
* 1848 King Louis-Philippe of France abdicates the throne.
* 1863 Arizona is organized as a United States territory.
* 1868 The first parade to have floats is staged at Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana.
* 1868 Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
* 1875 The SS Gothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high profile civil servants and dignitaries.
* 1881 China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
* 1890 Chicago is selected to host the Columbian Exposition
* 1893 The American University is chartered by an act of the Congress of the United States of America.
* 1895 Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the second war for Cuban independence, which ended with the Spanish-American War in 1898.
* 1899 Western Washington University is established.
* 1909 The Hudson Motor Car Company is founded.
* 1917 World War I: The U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.
* 1918 Estonian Declaration of Independence.
* 1920 The Nazi Party is founded.
* 1942 Battle of Los Angeles: a UFO flying over wartime Los Angeles causes a blackout order at 2:25 a.m. and attracts a barrage of anti-aircraft fire, ultimately killing 3 civilians.
* 1945 Egyptian Premier Ahmed Maher Pasha is killed in Parliament after reading a decree.
* 1968 Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Huι.
* 1970 National Public Radio is founded in the United States.
* 1971 The All India Forward Bloc holds an emergency central committee meeting after its chairman, Hemantha Kumar Bose, is killed 3 days earlier. P.K. Mookiah Thevar is appointed as the new chairman.
* 1976 Cuba : national Constitution proclaimed.
* 1981 Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer.
* 1981 An earthquake registering 6.7 on the Richter scale hits Athens, killing 16 people and destroying buildings in several towns west of the city.
* 1983 A special commission of the U.S. Congress releases a report that condemns the practice of Japanese internment during World War II.
* 1989 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers a USD $3 million bounty for the death of The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie.
* 1989 United Airlines Flight 811, bound for New Zealand from Honolulu, Hawaii, rips open during flight, sucking 9 passengers out of the business-class section.
* 1996 The last occurrence of February 24 as a leap day in the European Union and for the Roman Catholic Church.
* 1999 The State of Arizona executes Karl LaGrand, a German national involved in an armed robbery, in spite of Germany's legal action to attempt to save him.
* 1999 A China Southern Airlines Tupolev TU-154 airliner crashes on approach to Wenzhou airport in eastern the People's Republic of China, killing 61.
* 2006 Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declares Proclamation 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in attempt to subdue a possible military coup.
* 2007 Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.
* 2008 Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba after nearly fifty years.
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