Page 9: Historical Events In February - 24
Thursday, 18 September 2025
1981 On this day in history jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doctor Tarnower
1982 24th Grammy Awards Betty Davis Eyes, Double Fantasy win on February - 24.
1982 Virginia Bruce, actress (Born to Dance, Great Ziegfield), dies at 71 on February - 24.
1983 On February - 24 a U.S. congressional report condemns the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII.
1983 Dow Jones closes above 1100 mark for first time on this day in history.
1983 USSR performs underground nuclear test on February - 24.
1983 On February - 24 herbert Norman Howells, composer, dies at 90
1984 On this day in history iraq resumes air attack on Iran
1984 Uwe Johnson, writer, dies at 59 on this day in history.
1985 On this day in history birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev crowned King of Nepal
1985 Yul Brynner reprised his role in "The King & I" on February - 24.
1986 On February - 24 texas Air buys Eastern Airlines for $676 million
1986 Voyager 2, first Uranus fly-by on February - 24.
1987 On February - 24 29th Grammy Awards Higher Love, Graceland, Bruce Hornsby win
1987 On February - 24 radio personality Larry King suffers a heart attack
1988 On this day in history matti Nykanen becomes winter Olympics first triple gold medalist
1988 South African apartheid regime bans the UDF on this day in history.
1988 Supreme Court votes 8-0 Jerry Falwell cannot collect for Hustler parody on this day in history.
1988 On February - 24 irwan Chanin, US theater builder, dies at 96
1989 On this day in history 150-million-year-old fossil egg (oldest dinosaur embryo) found
1989 On this day in history margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife
1989 US Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die on February - 24.
1989 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 24.
1990 On this day in history publisher Malcolm Forbes dies in Far Hills, NJ, at age 70.
1990 On this day in history johnnie Ray, singer (Cry), dies of liver failure at 61
1991 "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 126 performances on February - 24.
1991 In its first free elections since the collapse of communism, Lithuania rejects the Communist Party on this day in history.
1991 On February - 24 uS & allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops
1991 George Gobel, Chicago, comedian (George Gobel Show), dies at 71 on February - 24.
1992 Kay Loring, dies after long illness on this day in history.
1993 On this day in history 35th Grammy Awards Tears in Heaven-Eric Clapton wins
1993 Bobby Moore, English soccer team capt (World champs 1966), dies on February - 24.
1994 On this day in history dinah Shore, singer (Chevrolet), dies of cancer at 76
1995 Dow-Jones hits record 4011.74 on February - 24.
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