History for February 24

History for February 24 - On-This-Day.com

Chester Nimitz 1885 - U.S. Navy Admiral, WWII Commander in Chief, signed the Japanese surrender papers

• 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.
• 1981 - Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Britain's Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.
• 1983 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed above the 1100 mark for the first time.