What happend on 23rd February

22.02
24.02
2005

Slovakia Summit 2005 begins, marking the first occasion when a sitting American President visits Slovakia; Bush and Putin are in attendance.

1999

An avalanche destroys the Austrian village of Galtür, killing 31.

1999

White supremacist John William King is found guilty of kidnapping and killing African American James Byrd Jr by dragging him behind a truck for two miles.

1999

Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey.

1998

Tornadoes in central Florida destroy or damage 2,600 structures and kill 42.

1998

Osama bin Laden publishes a fatwa declaring jihad against all Jews and Crusaders.

1998

Netscape Communications Corporation announces the foundation of mozilla.org, to co-ordinate the development of the open source Mozilla web browser.

1997

A large fire occurs in the Russian Space station, Mir.

1995

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 30.28 to close at 4,003.33, closing above 4,000 for the first time.

1993

Gary Coleman wins a $1,280,000 lawsuit against his parents.