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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1984 Tommy Cooper, comedian, dies at 61. 
1985 Challenger moves to launch pad
1985 E Bowell discovers asteroids #3527 McCord and #3663.
1985 In this year, Geoff Smith claims his 2nd straight Boston Marathon
1986 American warplanes bomb Tripoli, Libya, in retaliation for Libyan terrorism.
1986 Operation Eldorado Canyon, Navy aircraft from USS America (CV-66) and USS Coral Sea (CV-43) attack Libya in conjunction with USAF aircraft after Libya linked to terrorist bombing of West.
1986 Tim McIntire actor (Bob Younger-Legend of Jesse James), dies at 42.
1986 US air raids Libya, respondings to La Belle disco, Berlin bombing
1986 Jean Genet, French criminal/novelist/dramatist, dies at 75.
1988 Hendrikus G "Han" Hoekstra, Dutch poet (Zandloper), dies at 81.
1989 95 crushed to death at Sheffield Soccer Stadium in England
1989 Hu Yaobang general sec of Chinese Commnist Party, dies.
1989 South African/British Olympic runner Zola Budd marries
1989 Then largest lottery in North America ($69M) drawn in Illinois.
1989 Charles Vanel, dies at 96.
1990 "In Living Color" premiers on FOX-TV
1990 Greta Garbo actress, dies at 84
1990 Greta Garbo, actress (Anna Karenina, Camille), dies at 84.
1991 David Lean director (Dr Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia), dies at 83.
1991 Former child actor Adam Rich charged with burglarly.
1991 Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $280 per week
1992 Billionaire Leona Helmsly is sent to jail for tax evasion.
1992 Jay Leno's final appearance as permanent guest host of Tonight
1992 Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx loses its accreditation
1992 NY Islander, Al Arbour, coaches the most NHL games (1438).
1992 William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley inducted into National Association of Bradcasters Hall of Fame.
2001 Natalie Rasmussen gets a new car from her parents in Yorba Linda.
2005 At least twenty one people die and around fifty people are injured in a devastating fire at a hotel in central Paris.
2012 400 Islamist Militants escape from a Pakistan prison after an insurgent attack
2013 3 people are killed and 183 are injured after two explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon
2017 Suicide car bomb targets buses carrying Syrian evacuees at Rashidin, 126 killed including 70 children.
2019 Aretha Franklin posthumously receives the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation honor, inaugural individual woman to win it since 1930.
2019 Paris cathedral Notre Dame catches fire, toppling its spire and destroying its roof Learn More >>
2019 During Holy Week, a major fire engulfs Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, resulting in the roof and main spire collapsing
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