Historical Events In February - 24
Friday, 26 February 2021
1981 On this day in history jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doctor Tarnower
1982 On this day in history 24th Grammy Awards Betty Davis Eyes, Double Fantasy win
1982 Virginia Bruce, actress (Born to Dance, Great Ziegfield), dies at 71 on this day in history.
1983 On this day in history a U.S. congressional report condemns the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII.
1983 Dow Jones closes above 1100 mark for first time on February - 24.
1983 USSR performs underground nuclear test on February - 24.
1983 On this day in history herbert Norman Howells, composer, dies at 90
1984 Iraq resumes air attack on Iran on February - 24.
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 this day in history.
1986 Texas Air buys Eastern Airlines for $676 million on this day in history.
1986 Voyager 2, first Uranus fly-by on February - 24.
1987 29th Grammy Awards Higher Love, Graceland, Bruce Hornsby win on February - 24.
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 February - 24.
1988 Supreme Court votes 8-0 Jerry Falwell cannot collect for Hustler parody on this day in history.
1988 Irwan Chanin, US theater builder, dies at 96 on this day in history.
1989 150-million-year-old fossil egg (oldest dinosaur embryo) found on February - 24.
1989 On this day in history margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife
1989 On February - 24 uS Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die
1989 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.
1990 Publisher Malcolm Forbes dies in Far Hills, NJ, at age 70 on February - 24.
1990 On February - 24 johnnie Ray, singer (Cry), dies of liver failure at 61
1991 On February - 24 "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 126 performances
1991 On February - 24 in its first free elections since the collapse of communism, Lithuania rejects the Communist Party
1991 US & allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops on February - 24.
1991 On February - 24 george Gobel, Chicago, comedian (George Gobel Show), dies at 71
1992 Kay Loring, dies after long illness on February - 24.
1993 35th Grammy Awards Tears in Heaven-Eric Clapton wins on this day in history.
1993 On February - 24 bobby Moore, English soccer team capt (World champs 1966), dies
1994 Dinah Shore, singer (Chevrolet), dies of cancer at 76 on this day in history.
1995 On February - 24 dow-Jones hits record 4011.74
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