By The Associated Press
Today is Saturday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2024. There are 311 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 24, 1942, the SS Struma, a charter ship attempting to carry nearly 800 Jewish refugees from Romania to British-mandated Palestine, was ...
By The Associated Press
Today is Friday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2024. There are 312 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 23, 2007, a Mississippi grand jury refused to bring any new charges in the 1955 slaying of Emmett Till, the Black teenager who was beaten ...
By The Associated Press
Today is Thursday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2024. There are 313 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 22, 1980, the “Miracle on Ice” took place in Lake Placid, New York, as the United States Olympic hockey team upset the Soviets, 4-3. ...
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Today is Saturday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2024. There are 318 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 17, 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, electing Jefferson president; ...
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Today is Friday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2024. There are 319 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 16, 1959, Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba a month and a-half after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista.
On this date:
In 1862, the ...
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Today is Thursday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2024. There are 320 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 15, 1965, singer Nat King Cole, who despite facing extreme racism throughout his short career sold more than 50 million records that ...