What Happened On February 24

What Happened On Feb 24 Timeline

1645 Feb 24 Battle of Jankau
The Battle of Jankau or Jankov, one of the bloodiest of the Thirty Years' War, was fought on 24 February 1645 in southern Bohemia, some 50 km southeast of Prague, between the army of Swed...
1781 Feb 24 Pyle's Massacre
The most commonly accepted account of the battle, pieced together from reports from Lee and Captain Joseph Graham, indicates that Lee's deception was purely chance, and that he had origin...
1863 Feb 24 Arizona Becomes Its a Recognized Territory
Arizona, formerly part of the Territory of New Mexico, was organized as a separate territory on February 24, 1863. The U.S. acquired the region under the terms of the 1848 Treaty of Guad...
1865 Feb 24 Confederate Spy John Yates Beall Executed
John Yates Beall (January 1, 1835 - February 24, 1865) was a Confederate privateer in the American Civil War who was arrested as a spy in New York and executed at Governors Island, New Yo...
1868 Feb 24 Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States, was one of the most dramatic events in the political life of the United States during Reconstruction, and the first...
1872 Feb 24 John Arthur Jarvis Is Born
John Arthur Jarvis (24 February 1872 – 9 May 1933) was a British swimmer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olymp...
1875 Feb 24 Wreck of the SS Gothenburg
She left Port Darwin for Melbourne on the 14th with 88 passengers and a crew of 38, reaching Somerset via Albany Pass, on the 19th. The passengers went ashore and bought a lot of pearlshe...
1886 Feb 24 Thomas Edison Marries Mina Miller
On February 24, 1886, at the age of thirty nine, Edison married 20-year-old Mina Miller in Akron, Ohio. She was the daughter of inventor Lewis Miller, co-founder of the Chautauqua Institu...
1915 Feb 24
to 1915 Mar 23
 Battle of Przasnysz
Russian Force, 50,000 General Sievers German Forces, 100,000 General Gallwitz General Scholz While the Russians were being driven out of East Prussia, a German Army, commanded ...
1920 Feb 24 Adolf Hitler Delivers 'Twenty-Five Theses' Speech at the Munich Hofbräuhaus
Given responsibility for publicity and propaganda, Hitler first succeeded in attracting over a hundred people to a meeting in held October at which he delivered his first speech to a larg...
1942 Feb 24
to 1942 Feb 25
 The Battle of Los Angeles
During the night of 24/25 February 1942, unidentified objects caused a succession of alerts in southern California. On the 24th, a warning issued by naval intelligence indicated that an a...
1975 Feb 24 Led Zeppelin releases Physical Graffiti
Physical Graffiti is the sixth album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It is a double album which was released on 24 February 1975. Recording sessions for the album were initially di...
1991 Feb 24 Coalition Forces Enter Iraq
Shortly after the SCUD attack which killed 28 US troops in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, the U.S. VII Corps assembled in full strength and, spearheaded by the 3rd Squadron of the 2nd Armored Cav...
1992 Feb 24 Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love get Married
Love and Cobain married on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, on February 24, 1992. Love wore a satin and lace dress once owned by the actress Frances Farmer, and Cobain wore green pajama...
1994 Feb 24 "The Stand In" - Season 5 Episode 16 of Seinfeld First Airs
"The Stand In" is the 80th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 16th episode for the 5th season. It aired on February 24, 1994. Plot Summary: Riding on a bus Jerry and G...
1998 Feb 24 Morbid Angel releases Formulas Fatal to the Flesh
Formulas Fatal to the Flesh is the fifth full-length studio album (excluding release of Abominations of Desolation) by death metal band Morbid Angel. The title of this album is a biblical...
2004 Feb 24 America's Next Top Model Cycle 2 Episode 7
The girls celebrated Sara's birthday, and Sara disclosed her passion for modeling, stating that she wanted it the most. The models then practiced dancing. April stepped it up for Tony Mic...
2004 Feb 24 Cannibal Corpse releases The Wretched Spawn
The Wretched Spawn is the ninth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. The cover art is by Vincent Locke. This is the last studio album to feature Jack Owen, one of th...
2007 Feb 24 "Teardrops On My Guitar" Is Released
The second single from the Taylor Swift album, "Teardrops on My Guitar", was released February 24, 2007. The song originally made its peak positions in mid-2007, peaking at #2 on Billboar...
2008 Feb 24 80th Academy Awards
The 80th Academy Awards ceremony honored the best films in 2007 and was broadcast from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on ABC beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST/8:30 p.m. EST, February...
2008 Feb 24 Boston Celtics defeat Portland Trail Blazers, 112-102
2008 Feb 24 Miley And Mandy Show: Premiere
In February 2008, Cyrus and her friend Mandy Jiroux (who is also a backup dancer for Cyrus) began creating videos on YouTube called The Miley and Mandy Show. The show, described as a "You...
2008 Feb 24 Miley And Mandy: THANK YOU FROM THE MILEY AND MANDY SHOW!
Thank you so much for tuning in to the Miley and Mandy show! This video is to show our viewers how much we appreciate each and everyone of them! thanksss guys!
2008 Feb 24 Raul Castro is Elected as President of Cuba
Brigadier-General (retired) Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (born 3 June 1931) is the President of the Cuban Council of State and the President (As Premier) of the Council of Ministers of Cuba. T...
2009 Feb 24 Boston Bruins defeat Florida Panthers, 6-1
Michael Ryder, a plastic shield covering his face to protect his surgically repaired nose, returned to the Bruins lineup last night, lining up at his customary right wing spot on a line w...
2009 Feb 24 Faith No More announce reunion
On February 18, 2009, it was announced that Jim Martin would not be participating in the rumored Faith No More reunion tour. On February 24, 2009, Faith No More announced they would refor...
2009 Feb 24 Harman Mining files reply brief in Brent Benjamin case
Attorneys for a bankrupt coal company have filed one last brief before the United States Supreme Court decides if state Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin should have recused himself fr...
2009 Feb 24 "Jaws" Rifftrax is Released
Just speak the word "jaws" to anyone and their pulse quickens, the hair on the back of their neck stands up as a dim memory rises to the surface of their consciousness - a memory of the f...
2009 Feb 24 President Barack Obama's Address to the Joint Session of Congress
SPEECH - PART 1 Madame Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and the First Lady of the United States: I’ve come here tonight not only to address the distinguished men and...
2009 Feb 24 US Senator Dick Durbin asks Roland Burris to resign Burris refuses
Sen. Dick Durbin said today that he told Sen. Roland Burris that, if Durbin were in Burris' shoes, he would resign. But Burris, the junior and appointed senator from Illinois, told the...
2010 Feb 24 Atlanta Hawks defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 98-92
2010 Feb 24 Dawn Brancheau is Killed by an Orca Whale at SeaWorld Orlando
A killer whale killed a trainer Wednesday afternoon at SeaWorld's Shamu Stadium in Orlando, Florida, a public information officer for the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. The 40-ye...
2010 Feb 24 Lee DeWyze Performs 'Chasing Cars' on 'American Idol'
Some mocked Dewyze's coffeehouse-style version of "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol, but we promise you there's some potential. He'd be wise to take the judges' suggestion to embrace his rock...
2010 Feb 24 Milwaukee Bucks defeat New Orleans Hornets, 115-95
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Center Andrew Bogut finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds but rested in the fourth quarter, which could prove helpful as the Bucks play the second in a back-to-bac...
2010 Feb 24 Purdue Boilermakers defeat Minnesota Golden Gophers, 59-58
What if? What if the Gophers upset No. 3 Purdue on Wednesday and earn this season's version of their crucial victory over Louisville last year? What if a Saturday victory at Illinois p...