History for February 24

History for February 24 - On-This-Day.com
Wilhelm Grimm 1786 - Author with brother Jakob Grimm (Grimm's Fairy Tales: Rumpelstiltskin, Snow White, The Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb), Winslow Homer 1836 - Artist, Chester Nimitz 1885 - U.S. Navy Admiral, WWII Commander in Chief, signed the Japanese surrender papers 
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Abe Vigoda 1921 - Actor ("Barney Miller", "The Godfather"), John Vernon 1932 - Actor ("The Outlaw Jose Wales", "Dirty Harry"), James Farentino 1938 - Actor ("Dynasty", "The Final Countdown") 


George Harrison 1943 - Musician (Beatles) - In 1992, Harrison stated, "I only learned recently after all these years that the date and time of my own birth have always been off by one calendar day and about a half hour on the clock." Previously, Harrison thought his birthday was the 25th. His birth certificate indicates February 25, Steven Jobs 1955 - Co-founder of Apple, Inc. - iTunes Music, Billy Zane 1966 - Actor ("Titanic") 


1839 - Mr. William S. Otis received a patent for the steam shovel. 
 

1868 - The U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson due to his attempt to dismiss Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. The U.S. Senate later acquitted Johnson. 


1903 - In Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an area was leased to the U.S. for a naval base. 


1938 - The first nylon bristle toothbrush was made. It was the first time that nylon yarn had been used commercially. 


1956 - The city of Cleveland invoked a 1931 law that barred people under the age of 18 from dancing in public without an adult guardian. 


1992 - "Wayne's World" opened in U.S. theaters.