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Famous Pioneer Born on 2/24
Born under Pisces (♓ Pisces), possessing unique vision and inspiration.
"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once."
—— Pisces Pioneer
The Persistence of Memory
The Persistence of Memory is a world-class museum collection item preserved at Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
Salvador Dalí (Oil on canvas)
Historical Milestone of 2/24
On this day in history (2/24), significant global milestones and breakthroughs were recorded across science, culture, and human society.
Vietnam War: Led by Ngô Quang Trưởng, South Vietnamese forces recaptured the citadel of Huế.
The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union and China, while South Vietnam was supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations. The conflict was the second of the Indochina wars and a proxy war of the Cold War. The Vietnam War was one of the postcolonial wars of national liberation, a theater in the Cold War, and a civil war, with civil warfare a defining feature from the outset. Direct US military involvement escalated from 1965 until US forces were withdrawn in 1973. The fighting spilled into the Laotian and Cambodian civil wars, which ended with all three countries becoming communist in 1975.
Five men disappeared after attending a college basketball game in Chico, California; the bodies of four of them were discovered months later.
The Yuba County Five were young men from Yuba County, California, United States, each with mild intellectual disabilities or psychiatric conditions, who were reported missing after attending a college basketball game at California State University, Chico, on the night of February 24, 1978. Four of them—Bill Sterling, 29; Jack Huett, 24; Ted Weiher, 32; and Jack Madruga, 30—were later found dead; the fifth, Gary Mathias, 25, has never been found.
Uganda–Tanzania War: Ugandan government forces fled Masaka as the Tanzania People's Defence Force bombarded and captured the town.
The Uganda–Tanzania War, known in Tanzania as the Kagera War and in Uganda as the 1979 Liberation War, was fought between Uganda and Tanzania from October 1978 until June 1979 and led to the overthrow of Ugandan President Idi Amin. The war was preceded by a deterioration of relations between Uganda and Tanzania following Amin's 1971 overthrow of President Milton Obote, who was close to the President of Tanzania, Julius Nyerere. Over the following years, Amin's regime was destabilised by violent purges, economic problems, and dissatisfaction in the Uganda Army.
United Airlines Flight 811 experienced uncontrolled decompression after leaving Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, blowing seats out of the aircraft and killing nine passengers.
United Airlines Flight 811 was a regularly scheduled international flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, with intermediate stops at Honolulu and Auckland. On February 24, 1989, the Boeing 747 serving the flight experienced a cargo-door failure in flight shortly after leaving Honolulu. The resulting explosive decompression blew out several rows of seats, killing nine passengers. The aircraft returned to Honolulu and landed without further incident.
Antony_(footballer,_born_2000) Born
Antony Matheus dos Santos, known mononymously as Antony, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for La Liga club Real Betis and the Brazil national team.
「Antony Matheus dos Santos, known mononymously as Antony, is a Brazilian professional ...」
—— Antony_(footballer,_born_2000)
Honey_Osrin Born
Honey Osrin is a British swimmer who competed in swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
「Honey Osrin is a British swimmer who competed in swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics...」
—— Honey_Osrin
Samuele_Vignato Born
Samuele Vignato is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Rijeka.
「Samuele Vignato is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfi...」
—— Samuele_Vignato
Rafael_Obrador Born
Rafael Obrador Burguera is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primeira Liga club Benfica.
「Rafael Obrador Burguera is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back...」
—— Rafael_Obrador
At a restaurant in Uherský Brod, Czech Republic, a gunman opened fire in a restaurant, killing eight people before committing suicide.
Uherský Brod is a town in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. It is located in the Vizovice Highlands on the Olšava River.
Russo-Ukrainian War: Days after recognising Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russian president Vladimir Putin orders the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed groups who started a war in the eastern Donbas region against Ukraine's military. In 2018, Ukraine declared the region to be occupied by Russia. The first eight years of conflict also involved naval incidents and cyberwarfare. In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and began occupying more of the country, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. The war has resulted in a refugee crisis and hundreds of thousands of deaths.
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