On This Day - February 24th

Featured Event:

U.S. President Andrew Johnson impeached (1868) 📄

On this day in 1868, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 126–47 to impeach President Andrew Johnson

Other Events:

1942: The Voice of America made its first broadcast, in German, to counter the propaganda of Nazi leaders. 🎙️

1976: The regime of Fidel Castro adopted the constitution of Cuba 🇨🇺

1991: U.S. ground operations began in the Persian Gulf War 🪖

2022: Some eight years after illegally annexing Crimea, Russia invaded Ukraine 🇺🇦

Holidays:

Dragobete 🇷🇴

Engineer's Day 🇮🇷

Flag Day 🇲🇽

Independence Day 🇪🇪

Featured Birthdays:

1500: Charles V 🇧🇪 (Emperor)

1955: Steve Jobs 🇺🇸 (Apple Cofounder)

1977: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. 🇺🇸 (Boxer)

1981: Lleyton Hewitt 🇦🇺 (Athlete)

Featured Deaths:

1986: Tommy Douglas 🇨🇦 (Politician)

1990: Malcolm Forbes 🇺🇸 (Publisher)

1993: Bobby Moore 🇬🇧 (Football Player)

2018: Sridevi Kapoor 🇮🇳 (Actress)