At present is Monday, Feb. 24, the fifty fifth day of 2025. There are 310 days left within the yr.
At present in historical past:
On Feb. 24, 1868, the U.S. Home of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson by a vote of 126-47 following his tried dismissal of Secretary of Warfare Edwin M. Stanton; Johnson was later acquitted by the Senate by a single vote.
Additionally on this date:
In 1803, in its landmark Marbury v. Madison choice, the U.S. Supreme Court docket established judicial evaluation of the constitutionality of legal guidelines and statutes.
In 1981, a jury in White Plains, New York, discovered Jean Harris responsible of second-degree homicide within the deadly capturing of “Scarsdale Diet” creator Dr. Herman Tarnower. (Sentenced to fifteen years to life in jail, Harris was granted clemency by New York Gov. Mario Cuomo in December 1992.)
In 1988, in a ruling that expanded authorized protections for parody and satire, the Supreme Court docket unanimously overturned a $200,000 award that the Rev. Jerry Falwell had gained towards Hustler journal and its writer, Larry Flynt.
In 1991, the US started floor operations within the Gulf Warfare by coming into Iraqi-held Kuwait.
In 2008, Cuba’s parliament named Raul Castro president, ending practically 50 years of rule by his brother Fidel.
In 2011, Discovery, the world’s most traveled spaceship, thundered into orbit for the ultimate time, heading towards the Worldwide House Station on a journey marking the start of the tip of the shuttle period.
In 2022, Russia started a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launching airstrikes on cities and navy bases and sending troops and tanks from a number of instructions.
At present’s birthdays:
Actor Dominic Chianese is 94.
Nike co-founder Phil Knight is 87.
Actor Barry Bostwick is 80.
Actor Edward James Olmos is 78.
Musician George Thorogood is 75.
Baseball Corridor of Famer Eddie Murray is 69.
Actor Billy Zane is 59.
Boxing Corridor of Famer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is 48.
Tennis Corridor of Famer Lleyton Hewitt is 44.
Actor Daniel Kaluuya is 36.
