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Historical Events on February 24

303
Galerius publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Roman Empire.
484
King Huneric removes the Christian bishops from their offices and banished some to Corsica. A few are martyred, including former proconsul Victorian along with Frumentius and other merchants. They are killed at Hadrumetum after refusing to become Arians.
1303
Battle of Roslin, of the First War of Scottish Independence.
1386
King Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda.
1525
A Spanish-Austrian army defeats a French army at the Battle of Pavia.
1538
Treaty of Nagyvárad between Ferdinand I and John Zápolya.
1582
With the papal bull Inter gravissimas, Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar.
1607
L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, one of the first works recognized as an opera, receives its première performance.
1711
The London première of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage.
1739
Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nader Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.
1803
In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the principle of judicial review.
1809
London's Drury Lane Theatre burns to the ground, leaving owner Richard Brinsley Sheridan destitute.
1821
Final stage of the Mexican War of Independence from Spain with Plan of Iguala.
1822
The first Swaminarayan temple in the world, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad, is inaugurated.
1826
The signing of the Treaty of Yandabo marks the end of the First Anglo-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.
1848
King Louis-Philippe of France abdicates the throne.
1854
A Penny Red with perforations was the first perforated postage stamp to be officially issued for distribution.
1863
Arizona is organized as a United States territory.
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.
1895
Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the Cuban War of Independence, that ends with the Spanish-American War in 1898.
1916
The Governor-General of Korea establishes a clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients.
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.
1918
Estonian Declaration of Independence.
1920
The Nazi Party is founded.
1920
Nancy Astor became the first woman to speak in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom following her election as a Member of Parliament (MP) three months earlier.
1942
The Battle of Los Angeles: A false alarm led to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasted into the early hours of February 25.
1942
An order-in-council passed under the Defence of Canada Regulations of the War Measures Act gives the Canadian federal government the power to intern all "persons of Japanese racial origin".
1944
Merrill's Marauders: The Marauders begin their 1,000-mile journey through Japanese occupied Burma.
1945
Egyptian Premier Ahmad Mahir Pasha is killed in Parliament after reading a decree.
1946
Colonel Juan Perón, founder of the political movement that became known as Peronism, is elected to his first term as President of Argentina.
1968
Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Hué.
1971
The All India Forward Bloc holds an emergency central committee meeting after its chairman, Hemantha Kumar Bose, is killed three days earlier. P.K. Mookiah Thevar is appointed as the new chairman.
1976
The current constitution of Cuba is formally proclaimed.
1980
The United States Olympic hockey team completes its Miracle on Ice by defeating Finland 4-2 to win the gold medal.
1981
The 6.7 Ms Gulf of Corinth earthquake affects Central Greece with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The shock killed 22 people and destroyed buildings in several towns west of Athens.
1983
A special commission of the United States Congress condemns the Japanese American internment during World War II.
1984
Tyrone Mitchell perpetrates the 49th Street Elementary School shooting in Los Angeles, killing two children and injuring 12 more.
1989
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issues a fatwa and offers a USD $3 million bounty for the death of Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses.
1989
United Airlines Flight 811, bound for New Zealand from Honolulu, rips open during flight, blowing nine passengers out of the business-class section.
1991
Gulf War: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Iraq, thus beginning the ground phase of the war.
1996
Two civilian airplanes operated by the Miami-based group Brothers to the Rescue are shot down in international waters by the Cuban Air Force.
2004
The 6.3 Mw Al Hoceima earthquake strikes northern Morocco with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 628 people are killed, 926 are injured, and up to 15,000 are displaced.
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 and the Council of Ministers after 32 years. He remains as head of the Communist Party for another three years.
2015
A Metrolink train derails in Oxnard, California following a collision with a truck, leaving more than 30 injured.
2016
Tara Air Flight 193, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, crashed, with 23 fatalities, in Solighopte, Myagdi District, Dhaulagiri Zone, while en route from Pokhara Airport to Jomsom Airport.

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