Birthday February 24, 1304 Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab traveler & travel writer
Birthday February 24, 1463 Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italian scholar & Platonist
Birthday February 24, 1500 Emperor Charles V, king of Spain (1516-56)
Birthday February 24, 1786 Wilhelm Grimm is born
Birthday February 24, 1786 Wilhelm Karl Grimm, story teller
Birthday February 24, 1836 Winslow Homer, painter
Birthday February 24, 1874 Honus Wagner, HOF shortstop for Pittsburgh Pirates (1900-17)
Birthday February 24, 1885 Admiral Chester Nimitz, in charge of Pacific Fleet in WWII
Birthday February 24, 1890 Marjorie Main
Birthday February 24, 1921 Abe Vigoda, Actor (Fish on Barney Miller)
Birthday February 24, 1930 Barbara Lawrence
Birthday February 24, 1934 Bettino Craxi, Italy's 1st Socialist premier
Birthday February 24, 1938 James Farentino, Actor
Birthday February 24, 1944 Sheila Larkin, in NYC
Birthday February 24, 1955 Steven Jobs, Apple co-founder
Birthday February 24, 1955 French Formula One champ born
Birthday February 24, 1957 Phil McConkey, NY Giant wide receiver
History February 24, 1803 Marbury v. Madison establishes judicial review
History February 24, 1836 Travis sends for help at the Alamo
History February 24, 1840 Adams begins arguments in the Amistad case
History February 24, 1864 Battle of Dalton, Georgia, begins
History February 24, 1868 President Andrew Johnson impeached
History February 24, 1917 British troops recapture Kut in Mesopotamia
History February 24, 1917 Zimmermann Note presented to U.S. ambassador
History February 24, 1938 Variety announces big news about The Wizard of Oz
History February 24, 1944 Merrill's Marauders hit Burma
History February 24, 1946 Peron elected in Argentina
History February 24, 1968 Tet offensive halted
History February 24, 1968 Hue recaptured
History February 24, 1969 Airman wins Medal of Honor for action on this day
History February 24, 1981 Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale Diet doctor
History February 24, 1982 Reagan announces Caribbean Basin Initiative
History February 24, 1982 The Great One scores 77th goal
History February 24, 1988 Supreme Court defends right to satirize public figures
History February 24, 1991 Gulf War ground offensive begins
History February 24, 1999 Avalanche buries homes in Austria
History February 24, 2004 Grey Tuesday brings mashups to the mainstream
February 24, 1304 Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab traveler & travel writer
February 24, 1463 Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italian scholar & Platonist
February 24, 1500 Emperor Charles V, king of Spain (1516-56)
February 24, 1786 Wilhelm Grimm is born
February 24, 1786 Wilhelm Karl Grimm, story teller
February 24, 1836 Winslow Homer, painter
February 24, 1874 Honus Wagner, HOF shortstop for Pittsburgh Pirates (1900-17)
February 24, 1885 Admiral Chester Nimitz, in charge of Pacific Fleet in WWII
February 24, 1890 Marjorie Main
February 24, 1921 Abe Vigoda, Actor (Fish on Barney Miller)
February 24, 1930 Barbara Lawrence
February 24, 1934 Bettino Craxi, Italy's 1st Socialist premier
February 24, 1938 James Farentino, Actor
February 24, 1944 Sheila Larkin, in NYC
February 24, 1955 Steven Jobs, Apple co-founder
February 24, 1955 French Formula One champ born
February 24, 1957 Phil McConkey, NY Giant wide receiver
February 24, 1803 Marbury v. Madison establishes judicial review
February 24, 1836 Travis sends for help at the Alamo
February 24, 1840 Adams begins arguments in the Amistad case
February 24, 1864 Battle of Dalton, Georgia, begins
February 24, 1868 President Andrew Johnson impeached
February 24, 1917 British troops recapture Kut in Mesopotamia
February 24, 1917 Zimmermann Note presented to U.S. ambassador
February 24, 1938 Variety announces big news about The Wizard of Oz
February 24, 1944 Merrill's Marauders hit Burma
February 24, 1946 Peron elected in Argentina
February 24, 1968 Tet offensive halted
February 24, 1968 Hue recaptured
February 24, 1969 Airman wins Medal of Honor for action on this day
February 24, 1981 Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale Diet doctor
February 24, 1982 Reagan announces Caribbean Basin Initiative
February 24, 1982 The Great One scores 77th goal
February 24, 1988 Supreme Court defends right to satirize public figures
February 24, 1991 Gulf War ground offensive begins
February 24, 1999 Avalanche buries homes in Austria
February 24, 2004 Grey Tuesday brings mashups to the mainstream