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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Jan 21 Pope John Paul II visits Cuba 
Jan 21 U.S. President Bill Clinton denies reports of an affair with former intern Monica Lewinsky and that he influenced her to lie about it.
Jan 22 Accused bomber Ted Kaczynski pleaded guilty to all counts against him in California and New Jersey. He was sentenced to life in prison on May 4.
Jan 23 Pope John Paul II condemns US embargo against Cuba
Jan 25 "Grease," closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City NY after 1503 performance
Jan 25 Britain's Queen Mother, 97, gets an emergency hip replacement.
Jan 25 Mohammad Yusuf Khan, prime minister of Afganistan in (1963-65), dies.
Jan 25 Spice Girl Victoria Adams (Posh) and soccer David Beckham gets engaged
Jan 25 Two US tourists, Thomas and Eileen Lonergan, are left behind by a scuba diving operator on a reef off Port Douglas, north Queensland. They are never are discovered.
Jan 26 25th American Music Award Spice Girls and Babyface win.
Jan 26 Intel launches 333 MHz Pentium II chip.
Jan 26 President Clinton goes on TV and says "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.".
Jan 26 President Clinton says "I want to say one thing to the American people, I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky".
Jan 26 S P Leary, Texan Blues drummer (Muddy Waters), dies at 67
Jan 26 U.S. President Bill Clinton categorically denies having an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, saying "I did not have sexual relations with that woman ... Miss Lewinsky."
Jan 27 Crane crashes into Roosevelt Is (New York City NY) Tram, injuring 10.
Jan 28 Michelangelo, "Christ and the Woman of Samaria," sold for $7.4 million.
Jan 29 Singers Bobby Brown are discovered guilty of DWI in Fort Lauderdale FL
Jan 29 Soyuz TM-27 launches to MIR.
Jan 29 Thick Fog leads to highway carnage in Belgium and Netherlands, 6 die.
Jan 29 Woman's Clinic in Birmingham AL bombed, 1 killed
Jan 30 Paul Simon's "The Capeman," premieres
Jan 30 Ricky Sanderson, stabbed 16-year old girl in NC, executed at 38.
Jan 30 The U.S. and Japan sign a pact allowing Americans to fly to Japan and other Asian destinations from more U.S. cities.
Jan 31 STS 89 (Endeavour 12) lands
Feb 01 "Street Corner Symphony," closes at Brooks Atkinson NYC after 79 performances
Feb 01 86th Australian Mens Tennis Petr Korda beats Marcelo Rios (6-2 6-2 6-2)
Feb 01 Australian Mixed Doubles Tennis J Gimelstob and V Williams beat Suk and Sukova (6-2 6-1).
Feb 02 Philippine DC-9 crashes apparently killing all 104 on board.
Feb 03 Karla Faye Tucker, murderer, executed at 38.
Feb 03 Mary Kay LeTourneau, 36, former teacher, violates probation with 14 year-old father of her baby.
Feb 03 Stamps commemorating Princess Diana go on sale across Britain
Feb 03 US military plane clips cable car lines in northern Italy, results in the deaths of 20
Feb 04 Bill Gates gets a pie thrown in his face in Brussels Belgium.
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