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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1990 Iraq begins a military draft of 17 year olds 
1990 The Sci-Fi Channel on cable TV begins transmitting.
1991 Dow Jones closes at record high 3168.83
1991 The civil war in El Salvador ends.
1992 Target date for Europe's single market.
1999 Control of Panama Canal reverts to Panama.
2005 Another second was added, 23:59:60, called a leap second,to end the year 205.The last time this occured was on June 30, 1998
2006 At least eleven bombs go off in Bangkok hours before the new year.
2006 The U.S. death toll in Iraq reaches 3000
2007 Over 200 people are killed in Kenya due to riots over the results of the presidential election which occurred on dec 27.
2007 The Big Dig project in Boston, Massachusetts is completed
2017 Coldest ball drop on record in New York City, low temperature reaches -4°F.
2018 Houston guard James Harden scores 43 points in Rockets' 113-101 win over Memphis Grizzlies; 4th straight NBA game with 40+ points and 8th straight with 35+; joins Oscar Robertson as only player with at least 35 points and 5 assists in 8 straight games.
2018 In this year, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina claims third term in Bangladesh elections with 17 people killed in violent clashes
2019 Iraqi militiamen and protesters breach the front gate checkpoint of the United States embassy in Baghdad following a U.S. military operation that targeted an Iraqi militia on December 29
2020 The transition period following the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union on 31 January 2020 expires.
2023 Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announces her abdication effective from 14 January 2024, after 52 years on the throne.
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