February 24 in History

Historical Events on February 24

1863 Arizona is organized as a United States territory.

1881 China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.

1917 World War I: The U.S. ambassador Walter Hines Page 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.

1945 Egyptian Premier Ahmad Mahir Pasha is killed in Parliament after reading a decree.

1968 Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Hué.

1980 The United States Olympic hockey team completes its Miracle on Ice by defeating Finland 4-2 to win the gold medal.

1983 A special commission of the United States Congress condemns the Japanese American internment during World War II.

1991 Gulf War: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Iraq, thus beginning the ground phase of the war.

2008 Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba and the Council of Ministers after 32 years. He remains as head of the Communist Party for another three years.

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Famous Birthdays on February 24

1500 Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

1948 Jayalalithaa

1955 Steve Jobs

1977 Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

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Famous Deaths on February 24

1929 André Messager

1953 Gerd von Rundstedt

1986 Tommy Douglas

2006 Octavia E. Butler

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