Page 8: Historical Events In December - 28
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1997 George Fleming, cyclist, dies at 80. 

1999 Clayton Moore, star of the 1950s TV show The Lone Ranger, dies in Los Angeles at age 85.dec29. 

2000 Montgomery Ward announces it is closing 250 stores and laying off 37000 workers 

2012 Jiroemon Kimura of Japan is recorded as becoming the world's oldest verified man. 

2018 British New Year's honours list include Knights for author Philip Pullman and comedian Michael Palin , a Dame for Twiggy and a Order of the Companions of Honour for Margaret Atwood. 

2018 UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes of Brazil moves up in weight and KOs dominant featherweight Cris "Cyborg" Justino just 51 seconds into the opening round at the Forum, Inglewood, CA; inaugural female to win UFC titles in multiple weight classes 

2019 A truck bomb attributed to al-Shabaab results in the deaths of at least 78 and wounds 125 in Mogadishu, Somalia 

2025 Mexican passenger train derails near Nizanda, Oaxaca, and partially plummets down an embankment, killing at least 13, and injuring 100 of the 250 passengers and crew members aboard. 

2025 In this year, 2025 Central African general election: Incumbent president Faustin-Archange Touadéra claims reelection for a third term. 

2025 In this year, 2025 Guinean presidential election: Interim president and 2021 coup d'état leader Mamady Doumbouya claims the presidency in a landslide. 

2025 In this year, December 2025 Kosovan parliamentary election: Incumbent Prime Minister Albin Kurti's party Vetëvendosje claims a fourth consecutive victory, getting 49% of the vote 

2025 In this year, 2025 Iranian protests: Major protests emerge in Iran following an intense inflation spike that saw a severe depreciation in the Iranian rial.[319] These protests are accompanied with formally claims for an end to the Islamic republic 

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