- 1868] Phat Tuesday: The first parade to use floats? The New Orleans Mardi Gras on this date...
- 1903] Guantanamo-ra: An area in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is leased to the U.S. for use as a naval base. The clock is ticking on GB under the Obama administration...
- 1980] Winter Gold: The U.S. hockey team wins a gold medal after beating Finland 4-2 at the Lake Placid Winter Games...1994] Figure skater Oksana Baiul of the Ukraine injures her back in practice but two days later beats Nancy Kerrigan to win a gold medal at Lillehammer, Norway
- 1981] Murder she wrote: Jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale Diet Doctor (Tarnower). HBO makes a movie out of it in 2006...
- 1987] The King and I: Larry King suffers a heart attack requiring quintuple bypass surgery...
- 1989] Is that plant moving?: Stalker Margaret Ray is found in David Letterman's home in Connecticut claiming to be his wife. Letterman is not amused...
- 1992] Wayne's World: The movie starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey opens in U.S. theaters. Schhhwiiiing!!!
- 1994] Saturday Night Alive: Garrett Morris is shot during a robbery but eventually recovers from his wounds...
- 1998] "Happy Trails": Legendary comedian Henny Youngman dies from pneumonia at 91...
- 2008] Oscar gold: "No Country For Old Men" wins the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 80th awards show...For more on February 24th:
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