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What happened in history on this day: February 24?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On February 24 in ...
- 1995 - Borland International unveils the Delphi software development tool.
- 1997 - US Robotics begins shipping new 56 kbps modems.
- 1999 - At the Intel Developer's Forum in Palm Springs, California, Intel demonstrates a Pentium III processor operating at 1002 MHz, the fastest standard desktop processor speed to date.
- 2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A cowboy's house includes a personal computer encased in leather.
- 1927 - Disney ships the 49th Alice Comedy film, Alice's Three Bad Eggs, to Winkler Pictures.
- 1939 - The animated film The Practical Pig is released to theaters.
- 1940 - Frances Langford records "When You Wish Upon a Star" on Decca Records during a session in Los Angeles.
- 1950 - Disney releases the Goofy film How to Ride a Horse to theaters. The film was originally part of the film The Reluctant Dragon.
- 1956 - Disney releases the Donald Duck film Chips Ahoy to theaters. Chip 'n Dale also appear.
- 1960 - Buena Vista premieres Disney's live-action feature film Kidnapped in selected theaters. The film is based on the book by Robert Louis Stevenson.
- 1963 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Banner in the Sky: The Killer Mountain. It is the second part of the film Third Man on the Mountain.
- 1964 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Sword in the Stone for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Scoring of Music - Adaptation or Treatment.
- 1969 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1975 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Island at the Top of the World for an Oscar Award in the category Art Direction - Set Decoration.
- 1975 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too for an Oscar Award in the category Short Films, Animated.
- 1983 - Card Walker resigns as chief executive officer; Ron Miller is elected as new CEO of Walt Disney Productions. Ray Watson is named vice-chairman, to become full chairman on May 1 when Card Walker retires the position.
- 1985 - The Disney Clothiers shop opens in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
- 1996 - The Spirit of Pocahontas show gives its last performance at the Disney-MGM Studios.
- 1997 - Michael Eisner and Steve Jobs announce that the Walt Disney Studios and Pixar Animation Studios have agreed to jointly produce five movies over the next ten years. Costs, profits, and logo credit will be split 50/50. Disney will purchase one million shares of Pixar common stock at US$15 per share, and may acquire up to 5 percent of the company.
- 1941 - The Greek government agrees to allow the British Army to enter the country for defense against Germany.
- 1941 - British War Cabinet decides to carry out plan to help defend Greece.
- 1941 - (evening) The British twin-engined Avro Manchester bomber makes its debut in active service. First mission is against warships at Brest.
- 1942 - In Canada, an order-in-council, under the War Measures Act, authorizes the relocation of Japanese Canadians to internment camps.
- 1942 - Bombers and fighters from US carrier Enterprise make their first attack on Wake Island. No planes are lost.
- 1942 - Russian forces encircle the entire II Corps of German 16th Army near Staraya Russa.
- 1944 - Over the day, the US 8th Air Force launches bomber attacks on Gotha, Rostock, and Schweinfurt.
- 1944 - In the North Atlantic, Royal Canadian Navy frigate Waskesiu sinks German submarine U-257.
- 1944 - (evening) 734 British bombers attack Schweinfurt, Germany.
- 1950 - A British court sentences German former army commander Erich von Manstein to 18 years imprisonment.
- 1983 - A US Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians releases a 467-page report, saying relocation and internment of 120,000 Japanese-American citizens was a "grave injustice". The report criticizes Congress, the Supreme Court, the press, and wartime president Roosevelt.
- 2006 - Codemasters releases the TOCA Race Driver 3 video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
- 2008 - Electronic Arts makes a hostile bid of US$2 billion for Take-Two.
- 1389 - A decisive battle is fought at Åsle (Falan), east of Falköping, in Västergötland, between the forces of King Albrekt and Queen Margareta. General Henrik Parow, leader of the Queen's forces, is killed, but Albrekt's forces are defeated. The King and his son Erik are taken captive, ending Mecklenburg rule in Sweden.
- 1543 - Peder Pedersen leads a Danish army of about 1500 soldiers and legionaries into Småland.
- 1645 - At Jankov, south-east of Prague, Lennart Torstenson's army of 15,000 nd 60 field guns defeats the Imperial army of 15,000 and 26 field guns. The Imperial army loses half its men.
- 1992 - The Finance Minister announces that the government is beginning a review of the Royal Canadian Mint to determine if it should be privatized.
- 2006 - The Canadian Coinoisseur conducts coin auctions in conjunction with the TOREX coin show in Toronto, Ontario. Some highlights (including fees):
- 50 cents 1921 ICCS VG-8: $29,990;
- $1 1947 ML PCGS MS-66: $14,400.
- 2007 - In Toronto, Ontario, the Torex coin show is held. Moore Numismatic Auctions conducts the auction. A 1921 50-cent coin grading ICCS VG-8 sells for $28,750.
- 1899 - Congress changes status of Carson City Mint to assay office.
- 1913 - The Denver Mint begins striking 1913-dated nickels.
- 1925 - An Act of Congress is signed authorizing half dollar commemorative coins marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of Fort Vancouver in Washington state, the California Diamond Jubilee, and the 1927 Vermont-Bennington commemorative.
- 2001 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles sells at public auction a 1943 (P) Lincoln bronze cent for $97,750.
- 2003 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles sells a 1943-D copper Lincoln cent graded MS-64 by PCGS for US$212,750, a record for any small cent.
- 2003 - Ira and Larry GoldBerg Auctioneers sell a unique 1959-D Lincoln Wheat cent mule, graded MS-60+ brown for US$48,300.
- 2009 - The United States Mint launches a new circulating quarter dollar coin featuring legendary composer, pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington, making him the first African-American to appear by himself on a US coin.
- 1896 - Victoria all out for 43 versus South Australia in cricket, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27.
- 1917 - Boston Red Sox sell Smokey Joe Wood, his pitching arm dead at age 26, to Cleveland Indians for $15,000.
- 1924 - Johnny Weissmuller swims 100-metre record (57.4 seconds).
- 1932 - Malcolm Campbell drives record speed (253.96 mph) at Daytona.
- 1943 - Texas League announces it will quit for the duration of WWII.
- 1951 - Ice Pairs Championship at Milan won by Ria Baran and Paul Falk of Germany.
- 1951 - Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Jeanette Altwegg of Great Britain.
- 1951 - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Richard Button (USA).
- 1952 - Betty MacKinnon and Sam Snead win LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament.
- 1960 - US beats Germany in Olympics hockey finals round, 9-1.
- 1970 - Heintje Simons (14) wins 7 gold records.
- 1974 - Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champion all-round skater.
- 1978 - Kevin Porter, New Jersey Nets, sets NBA record with 29 assists in a game.
- 1980 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic.
- 1980 - New York Rangers score five power-play goals against New York Islanders.
- 1980 - USA Olympic hockey team beats Finland (4-2) and wins gold medal.
- 1982 - Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers scores his 77th goal of the National Hockey League season, breaking the previous record of 76.
- 1985 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Circle K Golf Open Tucson.
- 1985 - Jim Kelly (Houston USFL) passes for pro football record 574 yards.
- 1987 - Los Angeles Lakers' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores his 36,000th NBA point.
- 1988 - Matti Nykanen becomes winter Olympics first triple gold medalist.
- 1989 - Harold E Ballard sells Canadian Football League team Hamilton Tiger-Cats to David Braley.
- 1990 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open.
- 1991 - End of World League of American Football's (WLAF) first draft.
- 1994 - Scoreboard is unveiled at new Cleveland Indians' park (Jacobs Field).
- 1996 - Meg Mallon wins LPGA Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open.
- 1998 - NHL resumes season since February 8th to accommodate the Olympics.
- 2022 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Arizona Coyotes by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Montreal Canadiens beats Buffalo Sabres by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Detroit Red Wings by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Winnipeg Jets by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Edmonton Oilers by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: San Jose Sharks beats New York Islanders by score 4-3. Islanders' defenceman Zdeno Chara plays his 1652nd NHL game, breaking the record of games played by a defenceman held by Chris Chelios.
- 2022 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Seattle Kraken by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats Calgary Flames by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Dallas Stars by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: New Jersey Devils beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 6-1.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Washington Capitals by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Columbus Blue Jackets beats Florida Panthers by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Minnesota Wild by score 3-1.
- 1949 - V-2/WAC-Corporal first rocket to outer space, White Sands, New Mexico, 400km.
- 1961 - Explorer 10 fails to reach Earth orbit.
- 1968 - First pulsar discovered (CP 1919 by Jocelyn Burnell at Cambridge).
- 1986 - Voyager 2, first Uranus fly-by.
- 1987 - At the Las Campanas Observatory, Chile, Canadian astronomer makes the first naked-eye sighting of a supernova since 1604. The supernova occurs in the Large Magellanic Cloud, 170,000 light-years away from Earth.
- 1803 - US Supreme Court first rules a law unconstitutional (Marbury versus Madison).
- 1839 - Steam shovel patented by William Otis, in Philadelphia.
- 1855 - US Court of Claims established for cases against the government.
- 1863 - The US government creates the Arizona Territory.
- 1863 - Forrest's raid on Brentwood, Tennessee.
- 1864 - Battle of Tunnel Hill, Georgia (Buzzard's Roost).
- 1868 - First US parade with floats (Mardi Gras, in Mobile, Alabama).
- 1868 - US House of Representatives vote 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson for violation of the Tenure of Office act.
- 1888 - Louisville, Kentucky, becomes first government in US to adopt Australian ballot.
- 1892 - In Imperial Valley, California, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurs. At the old Carrizo station in San Diego County, all adobe buildings are destroyed.
- 1899 - Congress changes status of Carson City Mint to assay office.
- 1903 - US signs agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
- 1919 - US President Woodrow Wilson creates American Relief Administration.
- 1921 - First US transcontinental flight in 24 hours flying time arrives in Florida.
- 1925 - Thermite explosive first used to break up ice jam, Waddington, New York, USA.
- 1933 - In Stratford, Texas, a bright fireball is seen in the sky, falling as a 4-pound metallic meteorite.
- 1937 - First US group hospital-medical cooperative authorized, Washington DC.
- 1938 - Du Pont begins commercial production of nylon toothbrush bristles.
- 1942 - Voice of America shortwave radio service (propaganda tool) begins broadcasting (in German).
- 1949 - V-2/WAC-Corporal first rocket to outer space, White Sands, New Mexico, 400km.
- 1961 - Explorer 10 fails to reach Earth orbit.
- 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1966 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1968 - US troops reconquer Hue, Vietnam.
- 1977 - US President Jimmy Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights.
- 1981 - Jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale Diet doctor Tarnower.
- 1983 - A special commission of the Congress of the United States releases a report critical of the practice of Japanese internment during World War II.
- 1986 - Texas Air buys Eastern Airlines for US$676 million.
- 1988 - The Supreme Court of the United States sides with Hustler magazine (voting 8-0) by overturning a lower court decision to award Jerry Falwell US$200,000 for defamation.
- 1989 - United Airlines Flight 811, a Boeing 747 bound to New Zealand from Honolulu, Hawaii, rips open during flight, sucking nine passengers and crew out of the first class section.
- 1989 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1991 - US and allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops in Kuwait.
- 1996 - Cuba downs two US planes.
- 1998 - Hustler publisher Larry Flynt is acquitted on charges of defaming Jerry Falwell.
- 2003 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles sells a 1943-D copper Lincoln cent graded MS-64 by PCGS for US$212,750, a record for any small cent.
- 2005 - David Hernandez Arroyo goes on a shooting rampage at the Smith County Courthouse in Tyler, Texas. He kills two, including his ex-wife, and wounds four others before being killed in a police chase.
- 2008 - Electronic Arts video game company makes a hostile bid of US$2 billion for Take-Two.
Other history:
- 1821 - Mexico gains independence from Spain.
- 2008 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences holds its 80th Annual Academy Awards ceremony. Best Movie: No Country For Old Men, Best Director: No Country For Old Men.
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