Nancy Astor becomes the first woman to speak in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom following her election as a Member of Parliament (MP) three months earlier. Date: February 24, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day…

The Battle of Los Angeles: A false alarm leads to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasts into the early hours of February 25. Date: February 24, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)

Seven hundred ninety-one Romanian Jewish refugees and crew members are killed after the MV Struma is torpedoed by the Soviet Navy. Date: February 24, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: First large-scale protest march resulting in clashes with the Axis occupation forces and collaborationist police in Athens against rumours of forced mobilization of Greek workers for work in Germany. Date: February 24, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅…

Egyptian Premier Ahmad Mahir Pasha is killed in Parliament after reading a decree. Date: February 24, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)

Colonel Juan Perón, founder of the political movement that became known as Peronism, is elected to his first term as President of Argentina. Date: February 24, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Armistice Agreements are signed, to formally end the hostilities of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Date: February 24, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)

Ghanaian coup d'état by National Liberation Council overthrows Kwame Nkrumah's Government Date: February 24, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)

Cultural Revolution: Zhang Chunqiao announces the dissolution of the Shanghai People's Commune, replacing its local government with a revolutionary committee. Date: February 24, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)

Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnamese forces led by Ngo Quang Truong recapture the citadel of Hué. Date: February 24, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)