Today In History

Wed., Feb. 24, 1999

1868: The House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson following his attempted dismissal of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton; Johnson was later acquitted by the Senate.

1903: The United States signed an agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.

1942: The Voice of America went on the air for the first time.

1945: American soldiers liberated the Philippine capital of Manila from Japanese control.

1980: The U.S. hockey team defeated Finland, 4-2, to clinch the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, N.Y.

1981: Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Britain’s Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.

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