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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1998 18th Winter Olympics games close at Nagano Japan 
2005 More than 50 people were killed and over 100 injured after entire villages werere flattened in an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale in Zarand region of Kerman province in southern Iran
2006 A bomb heavily damages the Al Askari Mosque, a Shiite holy site in Samarra, Iraq
2006 The 1 billionth song is purchased from the Apple iTunes Store
2007 A Large fire leads to 26 fatalities in care center "Regi" which is located in Alsunga, Latvia
2011 Uncertainty over Libyan oil output leads to crude oil prices to rise 20% over a two-week period following the Arab Spring,[14] causing the 2011 energy crisis.
2011 An earthquake measuring 6.3 in magnitude strikes Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 181 people.
2012 Train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina, results in the deaths of 50 and injures hundreds
2013 29 people are killed and 150 are injured by by 3 Syrian army missiles in Aleppo.
2014 Matteo Renzi is recorded as becoming Prime Minister of Italy
2017 Discovery of 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting star Trappist-1 announced in Journal "Nature" - raises possibility of alien life.
2017 Jay-Z is recorded as becoming 1st rapper to be inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside Max Martin, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
2017 US President Donald Trump overturns Obama directive on Transgender rights to use toilets.
2018 Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak stirs up controversy by declaring he prefers quinoa to rice, the national dish.
2019 Robert Kraft , owner of NFL team the New England Patriots, charged with soliciting prostitution, as part of human-trafficking sting operation in Jupiter, Florida.
2020 Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo marks his 1000th senior appearance by scoring in Juventus' 2-1 Serie A win over SPAL; 725 career goals in 836 club games and 164 internationals
2021 Wife of drug cartel boss " El Chapo " Emma Coronel Aispuro arrested in the US on drug trafficking charges and conspiring to free her husband from prison.
2021 COVID-19 pandemic: The United States is recorded as becoming the inaugural country to surpass 500000 deaths from the virus
2021 Luca Attanasio, the Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is murdered near Goma
2024 American company Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander is recorded as becoming the inaugural commercial vehicle to land on the Moon.
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