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  • Roman Empire
    Tuesday Feb 24, 303
    Roman Empire

    Diocletian's first "Edict against the Christians" was published

    Roman Empire
    Tuesday Feb 24, 303

    Diocletian's first "Edict against the Christians" was published. The edict ordered the destruction of Christian scriptures and places of worship across the empire and prohibited Christians from assembling for worship.




  • Italy
    Wednesday Feb 24, 1616
    Galileo Galilei

    Qualifiers delivered their unanimous report

    Italy
    Wednesday Feb 24, 1616

    On February 24 the Qualifiers delivered their unanimous report: the proposition that the Sun is stationary at the centre of the universe is "foolish and absurd in philosophy, and formally heretical since it explicitly contradicts in many places the sense of Holy Scripture"; the proposition that the Earth moves and is not at the centre of the universe "receives the same judgement in philosophy; and ... in regard to theological truth it is at least erroneous in faith."




  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Sunday Feb 24, 1861
    Abraham Lincoln

    Lincoln arrived in disguise in Washington, D.C.

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Sunday Feb 24, 1861

    On February 23, 1861, Lincoln arrived in disguise in Washington, D.C., which was placed under substantial military guard.




  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Feb 24, 1868
    Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

    The House of Representatives Against Johnson

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Feb 24, 1868

    On February 24, 1868, three days after Johnson's dismissal of Stanton, the House of Representatives voted 126 to 47 (with 17 members not voting) in favor of a resolution to impeach the president for high crimes and misdemeanors.




  • U.S.
    Monday Feb 24, 1868
    Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

    Impeachment

    U.S.
    Monday Feb 24, 1868

    The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was initiated on February 24, 1868, when the United States House of Representatives resolved to impeach Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States, for "high crimes and misdemeanors", which were detailed in eleven articles of impeachment.




  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Friday Feb 24, 1933
    World War II

    Japan withdrew from the League of Nations

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Friday Feb 24, 1933

    Japan withdrew from the League of Nations after being condemned for its incursion into Manchuria.




  • Naval Air Station Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
    Thursday Feb 24, 1949
    Neil Armstrong

    Neil became a Midshipman

    Naval Air Station Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
    Thursday Feb 24, 1949

    After passing the medical examinations, he became a midshipman on February 24, 1949.


  • China
    Sunday Feb 24, 1952
    Korean War

    The Military Commission discussed the PVA's logistical problems

    China
    Sunday Feb 24, 1952

    On 24 February 1952, the Military Commission, presided over by Zhou, discussed the PVA's logistical problems with members of various government agencies involved in the war effort.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Thursday Feb 24, 1955
    Audrey Hepburn

    Hepburn received the Golden Globe for World Film Favorite that year

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Thursday Feb 24, 1955

    Although she appeared in no new film releases in 1955, Hepburn received the Golden Globe for World Film Favorite that year.


  • Algiers, Algeria
    Wednesday Feb 24, 1965
    Che Guevara

    Last public appearance

    Algiers, Algeria
    Wednesday Feb 24, 1965

    In Algiers, Algeria, on February 24, 1965, Guevara made what turned out to be his last public appearance on the international stage when he delivered a speech at an economic seminar on Afro-Asian solidarity.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Tuesday Feb 24, 1981
    Princess Diana

    Engagement

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Tuesday Feb 24, 1981

    Their engagement became official on 24 February 1981.


  • Majnoon Island, Iraq
    Friday Feb 24, 1984
    Iran–Iraq War

    Operation Kheibar

    Majnoon Island, Iraq
    Friday Feb 24, 1984

    Operation Kheibar began on 24 February with Iranian infantrymen crossing the Hawizeh Marshes using motorboats and transport helicopters in an amphibious assault. The Iranians attacked the vital oil-producing Majnoon Island by landing troops via helicopters onto the islands and severing the communication lines between Amareh and Basra. They then continued the attack towards Qurna.


  • al-Faw Peninsula, Iraq
    Monday Feb 24, 1986
    Iran–Iraq War

    Iraqi 2nd Counter-offensive To retake al-Faw

    al-Faw Peninsula, Iraq
    Monday Feb 24, 1986

    On 24 February 1986, Saddam sent one of his best commanders, General Maher Abd al-Rashid, and the Republican Guard to begin a new offensive to recapture al-Faw. A new round of heavy fighting took place. However, their attempts again ended in failure, costing them many tanks and aircraft: their 15th mechanised division was almost completely wiped out.


  • Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
    Friday Feb 24, 1989
    Hirohito

    The Emperor Funeral

    Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
    Friday Feb 24, 1989

    On February 24, Emperor Hirohito's state funeral was held, and unlike that of his predecessor, it was formal but not conducted in a strictly Shinto manner. A large number of world leaders attended the funeral. Emperor Hirohito is buried in the Musashi Imperial Graveyard in Hachiōji, alongside Emperor Taishō, his father.


  • Kuwait
    Sunday Feb 24, 1991
    Gulf War

    The 1st Cavalry Division conducted a couple artillery missions

    Kuwait
    Sunday Feb 24, 1991

    On 24 February 1991 the 1st Cavalry Division conducted a couple artillery missions against Iraqi artillery units.


  • Kuwait
    Sunday Feb 24, 1991
    Gulf War

    1st Infantry Division rolled through the breach in the Iraqi defense

    Kuwait
    Sunday Feb 24, 1991

    On 24 February 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division rolled through the breach in the Iraqi defense west of Wadi Al-Batin and also cleared the northeastern sector of the breach site of enemy resistance.


  • Iraq
    Sunday Feb 24, 1991
    Gulf War

    British and American armored forces crossed the Iraq–Kuwait border

    Iraq
    Sunday Feb 24, 1991

    On 24 February, British and American armored forces crossed the Iraq–Kuwait border and entered Iraq in large numbers, taking hundreds of prisoners. Iraqi resistance was light, and four Americans were killed.


  • Iraq
    Sunday Feb 24, 1991
    Gulf War

    the US VII Corps, in full strength and spearheaded by the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, launched an armored attack into Iraq

    Iraq
    Sunday Feb 24, 1991

    Shortly afterwards, the US VII Corps, in full strength and spearheaded by the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, launched an armored attack into Iraq early on 24 February, just to the west of Kuwait, taking Iraqi forces by surprise. Simultaneously, the US XVIII Airborne Corps launched a sweeping "left-hook" attack across southern Iraq's largely undefended desert, led by the US 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and the 24th Infantry Division.


  • Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Wednesday Feb 24, 1999
    Shakira

    Shakira's First Grammy Award nomination

    Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Wednesday Feb 24, 1999

    Shakira also received her first Grammy Award nomination in 1999 for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album.


  • Havana, Cuba
    Sunday Feb 24, 2008
    Raúl Castro

    16th President of Cuba

    Havana, Cuba
    Sunday Feb 24, 2008

    After assuming what was envisioned as a temporary control over the presidency in 2006, on 24 February 2008 Raúl Castro won election as the new President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers during a legislative session held at Cuba's Palace of Conventions in Havana.


  • Havana, Cuba
    Sunday Feb 24, 2008
    Fidel Castro

    Retirement

    Havana, Cuba
    Sunday Feb 24, 2008

    In a February 2008 letter, Castro announced that he would not accept the positions of President of the Council of State and Commander in Chief at that month's National Assembly meetings, remarking, "It would betray my conscience to take up a responsibility that requires mobility and total devotion, that I am not in a physical condition to offer". On 24 February 2008, the National Assembly of People's Power unanimously voted Raúl as president. Describing his brother as "not substitutable", Raúl proposed that Fidel continue to be consulted on matters of great importance, a motion unanimously approved by the 597 National Assembly members.


  • Tripoli, Libya
    Wednesday Feb 24, 2010
    Vodafone

    Vodafone in Libya

    Tripoli, Libya
    Wednesday Feb 24, 2010

    On 24 February 2010, the Vodafone group signed a partner network agreement with the second-largest operator in Libya, al Madar.


  • Havana, Cuba
    Sunday Feb 24, 2013
    Raúl Castro

    Cuba's Parliament named Raúl Castro to a new five-year term as President

    Havana, Cuba
    Sunday Feb 24, 2013

    On 24 February 2013 Cuba's parliament named Raúl Castro to a new five-year term as president and appointed Miguel Díaz-Canel as his first vice president. Castro announced that day that he would step down from power after his second term as president ended in 2018.


  • FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland
    Wednesday Feb 24, 2016
    Sepp Blatter

    FIFA Reduce The Suspension

    FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland
    Wednesday Feb 24, 2016

    In February 2016, a FIFA appeals committee upheld the suspension but reduced it from eight years to six.


  • U.S.
    Friday Feb 24, 2017
    Billie Eilish

    Bellyache

    U.S.
    Friday Feb 24, 2017

    Following the success of the "Ocean Eyes" remixes, Eilish released the single "Bellyache" on February 24, 2017


  • United Kingdom
    Sunday Feb 24, 2019
    Brexit

    Prime Minister May announced that the next vote on the withdrawal agreement

    United Kingdom
    Sunday Feb 24, 2019

    On 24 February, Prime Minister May announced that the next vote on the withdrawal agreement would be on 12 March 2019, 17 days away from Brexit.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Feb 24, 2020
    01:12:00 AM
    George Washington

    Washington Monument

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Feb 24, 2020
    01:12:00 AM

    The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, once commander-in-chief of the Continental Army (1775–1784), in the American Revolutionary War and the first President of the United States (1789–1797). Located almost due east of the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial, the monument, made of marble, granite, and bluestone gneiss, is both the world's tallest predominantly stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk, standing 554 feet 7 11⁄32 inches (169.046 m) tall according to the U.S. National Geodetic Survey (measured 2013–14) or 555 feet 5 1⁄8 inches (169.294 m) tall according to the National Park Service (measured 1884). It is the tallest monumental column in the world if all are measured above their pedestrian entrances. Overtaking the Cologne Cathedral, it was the tallest structure in the world between 1884 and 1889, after which it was overtaken by the Eiffel Tower in Paris.


  • Ukraine
    Thursday Feb 24, 2022
    05 AM
    Russian Invasion of Ukraine

    "A special military operation" in eastern Ukraine

    Ukraine
    Thursday Feb 24, 2022
    05 AM

    Shortly before 06:00 Moscow Time (UTC+3) on 24 February, Putin announced that he had made the decision to launch a "special military operation" in eastern Ukraine. Russian troops entered Ukraine from the north in Belarus (towards Kyiv); from the northeast in Russia (towards Kharkiv); from the east in the DPR and the Luhansk People's Republic; and from the south in Crimea.


  • Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
    Thursday Feb 24, 2022
    07 AM
    Russian Invasion of Ukraine

    Battle of Antonov Airport

    Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
    Thursday Feb 24, 2022
    07 AM

    Antonov Airport in Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast was attacked on 24 February 2022 during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine due to its strategic value as a potential air bridge for Russian troops. The attack intensified into a battle for control of the airport in which fighting continued until the next day, resulting in a Russian victory.


  • Kharkiv, Ukraine
    Thursday Feb 24, 2022
    07 AM
    Russian Invasion of Ukraine

    Battle of Kharkiv

    Kharkiv, Ukraine
    Thursday Feb 24, 2022
    07 AM

    Russian forces were invading via land near the city of Kharkiv and large-scale amphibious landings were reported in the city of Mariupol.


  • Thursday Feb 24, 2022
    Russian Invasion of Ukraine

    Attack on Snake Island

    Thursday Feb 24, 2022

    Snake Island, a Ukrainian island in the Black Sea, was attacked on 24 February 2022 during the early stages of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.


  • Kyiv, Ukraine
    Thursday Feb 24, 2022
    Russian Invasion of Ukraine

    Battle of Okhtyrka

    Kyiv, Ukraine
    Thursday Feb 24, 2022

    The Battle of Okhtyrka is a military engagement, which began on 24 February 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, as part of the Northeastern Ukraine offensive, in the city of Okhtyrka, which is dubbed the oil capital of Ukraine, located near the Russia-Ukraine border.


  • Конотоп, Sumy, Ukraine
    Thursday Feb 24, 2022
    Russian Invasion of Ukraine

    Battle of Konotop

    Конотоп, Sumy, Ukraine
    Thursday Feb 24, 2022

    The Battle of Konotop was a military engagement that took place around the city of Konotop, Ukraine between the military forces of Russia and Ukraine as part of the Northeastern Ukraine offensive during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.


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