On This Day: For the first time, two black film stars won the awards for Best Actor and Actress in 2002

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)