On This Day:
Tuesday February 24, 2015 This is the 55th day of the year, with 310 days remaining in 2015. Fact of the Day: mockingbird The common, or northern, mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is well known as a mimic; it has been known to imitate the songs of 20 or more species within 10 minutes.
Holidays Feast day of St. Praetextatus and Saints Montanus, Lucius, and their Companions.
Estonia: Independence Day.
Mexico: Flag Day.
Events 1582 - The Gregorian Calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII; it replaced the Julian Calendar.
1803 - The Supreme Court ruled itself the final interpreter of constitutional issues.
1803 - The U.S. Supreme Court voided an Act of Congress in the case of Marbury v. Madison. It was the first time a law passed by Congress was deemed unconstitutional. This established the Supreme Court's power to rule on constitutionality questions.
1821 - Mexico declared its independence from Spain.
1863 - Arizona, formerly part of the Territory of New Mexico, was organized as a separate territory.
1868 - The U.S. House of Representatives voted 11 articles of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson. The House vote made President Johnson the first to be impeached in U.S. history.
1903 - The United States signed an agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
1912 - Hadassah was founded to foster Jewish education in America.
1938 - Nylon toothbrush bristles were first produced in the U.S., the first commercial use of nylon.
1942 - The Voice of America hit the airwaves.
1945 - American soldiers liberated the Philippine capital of Manila from Japanese control during World War II.
1946 - Juan Domingo Perón, the controversial former vice president of Argentina, was elected president.
1968 - The Tet Offensive ended as U.S. and South Vietnamese troops recaptured the ancient capital of Hué from communist forces.
1981 - Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Britain's Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.
1981 - A jury in White Plains, New York, found Jean Harris guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of "Scarsdale Diet" author Dr. Herman Tarnower.
1987 - The first supernova (explosion of a star) was discovered; it was the first to be observed since 1604.
1991 - After six weeks of intensive bombing against Iraq and its armed forces, US-led coalition forces launched a ground invasion of Kuwait and Iraq in the Gulf War.
2002 - The XIX Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah end.
2006 - South Dakota lawmakers approve a ban on most abortions.
Births 1786 - Wilhelm Grimm, German author of fairy tales, with brother Jacob Grimm.
1836 - Winslow Homer, American artist.
1885 - Chester W. Nimitz, American naval commander.
1947 - Rupert Holmes, American and British songwriter.
1955 - Steven Paul Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computer.
Deaths 1990 - Malcolm Forbes, American publisher.
1994 - Dinah Shore (Frances Rose Shore), US pop singer, actress, and television hostess.
1998 - Henny Youngman (born Henry Youngman), British-born, Jewish-American comedian.
2006 - Dennis Weaver, American television actor.
2006 - Don Knotts, Emmy Award-winning American comedic actor, probably best known for his portrayal of Barney Fife on the 1960s television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show.
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