What happend on 24th February

23.02
25.02
1848

King Louis-Philippe of France abdicates the throne.

1839

William Otis receives a patent for the steam shovel.

1831

The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, the first removal treaty in accordance with the Indian Removal Act, is proclaimed. The Choctaws in Mississippi cede land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West.

1826

The signing of the Treaty of Yandaboo marks the end of the First Burmese War.

1804

London's Drury Lane Theatre burns to the ground, leaving owner Richard Brinsley Sheridan destitute,

1803

The Supreme Court of the United States, in Marbury v. Madison, establishes the principle of judicial review.

1739

Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah

1711

The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage.

1582

Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar.