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Gravdigr · 02-24-2017, 09:57 AM

February 24

Carnival begins today.

Events

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.

1803 – In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the principle of judicial review.

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.

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.

1920 – The Nazi Party is founded.

1942 – The Battle of Los Angeles: A false alarm led to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasted into the early hours of February 25.

1944 – Merrill's Marauders: The Marauders begin their 1,000-mile journey through Japanese occupied Burma.

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.

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 experienced an uncontrolled decompression after leaving Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, killing nine passengers when their seats were sucked out of the plane.

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.

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.

Births

1786 – Wilhelm Grimm, 1836 – Winslow Homer, 1874 – Honus Wagner, 1877 – Rudolph Ganz, 1885 – Chester W. Nimitz, 1890 – Marjorie Main, 1921 – Abe Vigoda, 1922 – Steven Hill, 1932 – John Vernon, 1938 – James Farentino, 1938 – Phil Knight, 1942 – Joe Lieberman, 1945 – Barry Bostwick, 1947 – Edward James Olmos, 1950 – George Thorogood, 1951 – Debra Jo Rupp, 1951 – Helen Shaver, 1955 – Steve Jobs, 1955 – Alain Prost, 1956 – Paula Zahn, 1958 – Sammy Kershaw, 1962 – Michelle Shocked, 1966 – Billy Zane, 1968 – Mitch Hedberg, 1977 – Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

Deaths

1815 – Robert Fulton, 1990 – Malcolm Forbes, 1990 – Johnnie Ray, 1991 – George Gobel, 1991 – Webb Pierce, 1994 – Dinah Shore, 1998 – Henny Youngman, 2004 – John Randolph, 2006 – Don Knotts, 2006 – Dennis Weaver, 2014 – Harold Ramis

02-24-2017, 09:57 AM	#585
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	February 24 Carnival begins today. Events 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. 1803 – In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the principle of judicial review. 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. 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. 1920 – The Nazi Party is founded. 1942 – The Battle of Los Angeles: A false alarm led to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasted into the early hours of February 25. 1944 – Merrill's Marauders: The Marauders begin their 1,000-mile journey through Japanese occupied Burma. 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. 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 experienced an uncontrolled decompression after leaving Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, killing nine passengers when their seats were sucked out of the plane. 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. 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. Births 1786 – Wilhelm Grimm, 1836 – Winslow Homer, 1874 – Honus Wagner, 1877 – Rudolph Ganz, 1885 – Chester W. Nimitz, 1890 – Marjorie Main, 1921 – Abe Vigoda, 1922 – Steven Hill, 1932 – John Vernon, 1938 – James Farentino, 1938 – Phil Knight, 1942 – Joe Lieberman, 1945 – Barry Bostwick, 1947 – Edward James Olmos, 1950 – George Thorogood, 1951 – Debra Jo Rupp, 1951 – Helen Shaver, 1955 – Steve Jobs, 1955 – Alain Prost, 1956 – Paula Zahn, 1958 – Sammy Kershaw, 1962 – Michelle Shocked, 1966 – Billy Zane, 1968 – Mitch Hedberg, 1977 – Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Deaths 1815 – Robert Fulton, 1990 – Malcolm Forbes, 1990 – Johnnie Ray, 1991 – George Gobel, 1991 – Webb Pierce, 1994 – Dinah Shore, 1998 – Henny Youngman, 2004 – John Randolph, 2006 – Don Knotts, 2006 – Dennis Weaver, 2014 – Harold Ramis __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.