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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1984 In this year, Liverpool claims 29th Europe Cup 1 in Rome. 

1986 Ariane-2 (ESA) launched 

1986 France performs nuclear test 

1986 Hank Mobley, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 55 

1987 Mike Tyson TKOs Pinklon Thomas in 6 for World Boxing Council heavyweight boxing title. 

1987 North American Philips Company unveils compact disc video 

1987 Tony Tucker TKOs Buster Douglas in 10 for International Boxing Federation heavyweight boxing title 

1987 West German Mathias Rust lands airplane on Red Square leads to quite a stir in the Kremlin!! Some say the beginning of th eend of the R. 

1987 Frank Carlson, (Gov/Rep/Sen-R-Ks), dies at 94. 

1988 Ella Raines, actress (Uncle Harry, Runaround, Impact), dies at 66 

1989 Margaret Ray pleads guilty to breaking into David Letterman's house 

1989 Zinka Milanov, Met Opera Diva, dies of a stroke at 83 

1990 Dow Jones average hits a record 2878.56 

1990 Earthquake (6.4) hits Peru, killing 135 

1991 In this year, 64th National Spelling Bee Joanne Lagatta claims spelling antipyretic. 

1991 Supreme Court rules prosecutors can be sued for legal advice they give police and can be held accountable. 

1991 Manolo Gomez Bur, Spanish comedian dies at 74. 

1991 In this year, 64th National Spelling Bee: Joanne Lagatta claims spelling antipyretic. 

1992 New York Lotto pays $30 million to one winner (#s are 12-15-30-33-40-48). 

1992 Paul Simon weds Edie Brickell. 

1992 UN votes for sanctions against Serb-led Yugoslavia to halt fighting 

1992 Daniel Addes, actor (Victor-Sunst Grill), dies at 59 

1993 Herman S Blount, Sun Ra, US jazz pianist (Solar Arkestra), dies at 79 

1994 Baron Marcel Bich, inventor (Bic Pen), dies at 79. 

1995 Bobby Stokes, soccer star, dies at 44 

1996 In this year, 69th National Spelling Bee Wendy Guey claims spelling vivisepulture. 

1996 John Tesh's final day as host of "Entertainment Tonight". 

1996 In this year, 69th National Spelling Bee: Wendy Guey claims spelling vivisepulture 

1997 Betty Shabazz, widow of Malcolm X, set afire by 12 year old grandson 

1997 Ken Dryden is recorded as becoming president of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs may311889 The Johnstown Flood results in the deaths of 2000 to 5000 Pennsylvanians in a city of 30000 

1998 A powerful earthquake rocks northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5000 people. 

2012 A number of nations including Germany, Turkey and Canada, expel Syrian diplomats following the Houla massacre. 

2014 Seth MacFarlane 's "A Million Ways to Die in the West" is released to theatres, MacFarlane's inaugural live-action role on the big screen 

2017 Car bomb outside ice cream shop in Baghdad results in the deaths of 17, Islamic State claim responsibility 

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