1582 - Pope Gregory XIII issued the papal bull "Inter gravissimas," which outlined the Gregorian calendar reform. This reform corrected discrepancies in the Julian calendar and introduced the calendar system used widely today.
1803 - The Supreme Court of the United States, in the case of Marbury v. Madison, established the principle of judicial review, which allows the court to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional.
1831 - The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was signed between the Choctaw and the United States. This treaty ceded the last Choctaw land in Mississippi to the U.S. government, opening it up for white settlement.
1868 - The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Andrew Johnson, making him the first U.S. president to be impeached. The Senate later acquitted him by one vote.
1920 - The Nazi Party was founded by Adolf Hitler in Munich, Germany. This party would go on to play a significant role in German politics and World War II.
1945 - During World War II, American forces liberated the Philippine capital of Manila from Japanese control.
1981 - Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer. They would later marry on July 29th of the same year.
1989 - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for the death of British author Salman Rushdie, whose novel "The Satanic Verses" was considered blasphemous by many Muslims.
1996 - Cuban fighter jets shot down two U.S. civilian aircraft operated by the group Brothers to the Rescue, killing four people. This incident escalated tensions between the United States and Cuba.
2008 - Fidel Castro resigned as President of Cuba after nearly 50 years in power, due to health reasons. His brother, Raúl Castro, succeeded him as the new President.
2018 - The United Nations Security Council passed a 30-day ceasefire resolution for Syria, aiming to allow humanitarian aid to reach civilians in the war-torn country.
These are just a few events from history that took place on February 24th throughout the years.
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