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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1981 Humphrey Keervelt, director (Suriname Planning Bureau), murdered. 
1982 Britain requests Argentina arrange for return of prisoners after their War
1982 John Honeyman-Scott, guitarist (Pretenders), overdoses on drugs
1983 Charlos Vieira completes 191 hr "nonstop" cycling in Leiria Portugal
1983 European Space Agency launches European Comm Satellite 1, Oscar 10
1983 In this year, Ringo releases "Old Wave" album in West Germany.
1984 Matt de Waal finishes 14290-mi round trip from Salt Lake City (106d).
1986 1 day general strike in South Africa.
1987 Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, opens
1987 Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz acquitted on all but gun possession charges after shooting 4 black youths who tried to rob him.
1988 In Santa Barbara, CA, a team of 32 divers begin cycling underwater on a standard tricycle, to complete 116.66 mi in 75 hrs 20 mins (why?).
1989 "Ghostbusters II" premiers.
1989 4 golfers shoot a hole-in-one on the same hole at the US Open are made all on the 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate and Price).
1990 Eva Turner, British soprano, dies.
1991 Boris Yeltsin elected president of Russian SSR
1991 NYC Mayor Dinkins declares "Joseph Doherty Week" (through the 23rd).
1991 Vicky Brown, US singer (Power of Love), dies
2012 32 people are killed by a car bomb in Baghdad.
2013 20 people are killed by a series of car bombings across Iraq.
2017 US President Donald Trump reinstates Cuban travel and business restrictions after they were loosened by President Obama
2017 Amazon announces it is buying Whole Foods for $13.7 billion
2018 World Cup: Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology is used for the inaugural time, awarding France a penalty in 2-1 win over Australia in Kazan
2018 Two suicide bombers attack Damboa in Borno state, Nigeria, killing at least 31 people.
2018 Beyoncé and Jay-Z release their joint album "Everything is Love"
2018 Seventeen people die in Caracas, Venezuela following the El ParaÃso stampede after a tear gas canister is detonated in a crowded club.
2019 Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admits to misuse of state funds in court.
2019 A large-scale power outage hits Argentina, Uruguay and parts of Paraguay, affecting nearly 50 million people
2020 [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 8 million worldwide.
2020 North Korea demolishes the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong, established in 2018 to improve relations.
2024 77th Tony Awards: "The Outsiders" best new musical, "Stereophonic" best new play, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Paulson , Daniel Radcliffe , Kara Young acting awards [1]
2024 In this year, US Open Men's Golf, Pinehurst Resort: After a thrilling back-and-forth battle with Rory McIlroy , Bryson DeChambeau claims by one stroke for his second US crown.
