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'''February 24'''in history:
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* 1991: The ground-war phase of the Persian Gulf War began at 4 a.m. (local time; it was 8 p.m. on February 23, EST); it featured a massively successful outflanking movement of the Iraqi forces and lasted exactly 100 hours.
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* 1868: The [[Directory:United States of America|U.S.]] House of Representatives passed a resolution for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson; the vote was 126 to 47.
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* 1863: [[Directory:Arizona|Arizona]] was proclaimed a separate U.S. territory by President Abraham Lincoln, who hoped that the new territory's gold and silver would help pay for the Civil War.
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* 1848: As the first of the Revolutions of 1848 turned into a major insurrection in Paris, the French king Louis Philippe abdicated his throne; the Orléanist monarchy ended with the proclamation of the Second Republic.
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* 1803: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Marbury v. Madison; in what is generally regarded as the single most important opinion in the history of the Court, Chief Justice John Marshall asserted the power of judicial review.
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[[Category:February]] [[Category:Days of the Year]]

Revision as of 15:54, 24 February 2008

February 24in history:

  • 1991: The ground-war phase of the Persian Gulf War began at 4 a.m. (local time; it was 8 p.m. on February 23, EST); it featured a massively successful outflanking movement of the Iraqi forces and lasted exactly 100 hours.
  • 1868: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson; the vote was 126 to 47.
  • 1863: Arizona was proclaimed a separate U.S. territory by President Abraham Lincoln, who hoped that the new territory's gold and silver would help pay for the Civil War.
  • 1848: As the first of the Revolutions of 1848 turned into a major insurrection in Paris, the French king Louis Philippe abdicated his throne; the Orléanist monarchy ended with the proclamation of the Second Republic.
  • 1803: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Marbury v. Madison; in what is generally regarded as the single most important opinion in the history of the Court, Chief Justice John Marshall asserted the power of judicial review.