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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1995 Lila Clark Knapp, publisher, dies at 63 
1996 Intel Corporation and the Energy Department announced the development of a high-speed computer capable of performing more than one trillion calculations per second
1996 Elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages, dies at 96
1997 Microsoft and Silicon Graphics Inc ended their conflict over the display of three-dimensional graphics online. The companies had engaged in a long battle over technical standards, which delayed development of graphics technology.
1997 Reginald Victor Jones, scientist, dies at 86.
2012 17 people are killed and 70 are injured by a blast in a market in the Khyber Agency, Pakistan
2017 French sailor François Gabart sets round-the-world record for quickest solo navigation of the globe in 42 days 16 hours.
2017 Terrorist suicide attack on a Methodist church in Quetta, Pakistan results in the deaths of nine
2017 "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" takes more than $450m worldwide in its opening weekend, 2nd largest opening in North America ($220m).
2017 In this year, Sebastián Piñera claims Chile's presidential election run-off returning to office after 4 years
2017 Brazilian footballer and former AC Milan and Real Madrid player Kaka retires.
2017 Set of ink-brush paintings by Qi Baishi sells at auction for 931.5m yuan in Bejing - record for Chinese paintings.
2018 CBS announces former Chief Executive Les Moonves will not receive his $120 million exit payout
2018 US military confirms it has killed 62 fighters from Islamist group al-Shabab in air strikes in Somalia.
2018 US poacher sentenced to watch the film "Bambi" repeatedly during year in prison, for killing hundreds of deer in Missouri.
2018 Malaysia files criminal charges against US bank Goldman Sachs for it role in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd scandal
2018 Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster's word of the year is "justice"
2018 Astronomers identify furtherest object in the solar system as 2018 VG18 (nicknamed Farout), 120 x further from the sun than earth
2018 New reports to US Senate say Russian propaganda efforts on social media much more extensive than thought, including targeting African Americans.
2019 Shandong, China's inaugural fully domestically built aircraft carrier, enters naval service.
2021 COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization gives emergency use listing to the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine.
2024 The capital of Vanuatu, Port Vila, suffers extensive damage after a Mw 7.3 earthquake. At least 16 people are killed
2025 26th US military lethal strike in international waters of a suspected drug smuggling vessel results in the deaths of four
2025 Thousands of dinosaur footprints dating back 210 million years are are discovered on a mountain in Stelvio National Park in northern Italy [1].
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