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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1998 In Northern Iran a 6.9 earthquake results in the deaths of 5 people and 50 injured in Golbaf. Two thousand houses destroyed, 10000 people left homeless 
1999 MGM hosts the world's inaugural online DVD event.
2005 Nearly one million people gathered for an opposition rally in Beirut, a month after the death of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri — the largest rally in Lebanon history.
2005 The People's Republic of China ratifies an anti-secession law aimed at preventing Taiwan from declaring independence.
2013 25 people are killed and 50 are wounded by a series of car bombings in Baghdad, Iraq.
2017 European Court of Justice rules companies can ban staff from wearing religious symbols, including headscarves.
2017 World's oldest golf club Muirfield in Scotland, votes to admit women as members for 1st time in 273 years.
2018 UK announces it will expel 23 Russian diplomats after Russian-made nerve agent used on former spy in UK
2018 NASA twin study finds that Scott Kelly is no longer identical to his twin brother after one year in space, 7% of his genes altered
2018 World Happiness Report names Finland as world's happiest country and Burundi the unhappiest.
2018 Angela Merkel sworn in for fourth term as German Chancellor, head of a coalition government, 171 days after the general election.
2018 US students across American commemorate Florida high school shooting with mass walkouts across the country.
2018 Brazilian human rights politician Marielle Franco is murdered in Rio, prompting mass protests
2018 In response to gun violence in the United States, and particularly triggered by the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, thousands of high school students across the country participate in an organized protest they called the National School Walkout
2021 63rd Grammy Awards: Beyoncé breaks record for most Grammys won by a singer (28), Taylor Swift win Album of the Year and Billie Eilish Record of the Year
2023 OpenAI launches GPT-4, a large language model for ChatGPT, which can respond to images and can process up to 25000 words.
2024 The United Nations estimates that at least 56% of Palestinian civilians killed in the Israel-Hamas war were women and children
2025 Father and son gunmen kill least 15 and wound dozens at a Jewish “Chanukah by the Sea” celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia; police kill the elder shooter [1]
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