On this day …
February 24, 2015
- In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII announced the Gregorian calendar in the papal bull Inter gravissimas.
- In 1803, the U.S. Supreme Court introduced the principle of judicial review in the case of Marbury v. Madison.
- In 1868, President Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives.
- In 1917, the U.S. government was given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledged the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if it declared war on the United States.
- In 1980, the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated Finland 4-2 to win the gold medal.
- In 2008, Fidel Castro retired as the President of Cuba after nearly a half century.
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