Following are some of the major events to have occurred on February 24:
1935 – Grand Prix in Pau.
1946 – Juan Peron elected as president in Argentina.
2000 – Philippines Mayon Volcano erupts, causing thousands to flee their homes in towns around Legazpi.
2002 – For the first time in 74 years of the Oscars, two black film stars won the awards for Best Actor and Best Actress: Denzel Washington for “Training Day” and Halle Berry for “Monster’s Ball”.
2002 – Closing ceremony of Salt Lake Winter Olympics in United States.
2004 – Earthquake hits Morocco kills at least 220 people.
2006 – Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declares state of emergency.
2007 – Virgin train high-speed crash in northern Britain.
2008 – Raul Castro was named president of Cuba, ending his brother Fidel’s 49-year rule but keeping the country on a communist path. ($1=.7283 Euro)
2010 – Anti-government protests in Athens.
2015 – Metrolink train derails in California after hitting a tractor trailer stopped on its tracks during morning rush hour.
(Reuters)