What Happened on 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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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!... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more