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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
2000 Heather and Brent started going out 
2006 Hazardous waste plant near Apex, North Carolina explodes releasing chlorine gas, resulting in the evacuation of thousands and the hospitalization of over 100 residents.
2007 Presidential election occurs in Pakistan.
2012 Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict XVI's butler, is are discovered guilty of leaking confidential documents and is sentenced to 18 months imprisonment.
2013 53 people are killed in political clashes in Egypt
2014 John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser win the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
2017 British writer Kazuo Ishiguro is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
2017 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).
2017 Storm Nate results in the deaths of at least 22 people passing through Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras.
2018 Australia records the biggest comeback in Rugby Championship history in beating Argentina 45-34 in Salta; Wallabies trial 31-7 at halftime but score 5 second half tries to none to overwhelm Pumas.
2018 Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed and sworn onto the US Supreme Court amid protests and after an FBI investigation.
2018 Khabib Nurmagomedov of Dagestan beats Irishman Conor McGregor by 4th round submission in UFC lightweight title fight in Las Vegas; instantly marred by ugly post-fight brawling incident; belt withheld pending investigation.
2018 Oil tanker collision with a car leaves at least 50 people dead and one hundred with serious burns near Kisantu, Democratic Republic of Congo
2018 In this year, New Zealand claims 6th overall, and 3rd straight Rugby Championship with 32-20 win over South Africa in Pretoria; All Blacks outscore Springboks 4 tries to 3
2019 The 2019 Portuguese legislative election takes place, for all 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic.
2021 WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recommends world's inaugural Malaria vaccine (Mosquirix) for children after a pilot program was effective in Africa [1].
2021 The World Health Organization endorses the inaugural malaria vaccine
2023 In this year, American Simone Biles claims all-round gold at the World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, - becoming the most decorated gymnast ever with 34 world and Olympic medals [1]
2024 The Kazakh nuclear power referendum is held and approved.
2024 Tunisian presidential election: Incumbent Kais Saied is reelected for a second term.
2024 Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas, was killed on October 16.
2025 In this year, MLS Cup: Inter Miami claims their inaugural championship with 3-1 win over Vancouver Whitecaps at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
