24 February in history
6 events that happened on 24 February, from 1525 to 1946.
✦ Anniversary of the day
1582 CE 444 years ago
Pope Gregory XIII issues the bull reforming the calendar
The bull Inter gravissimas introduced the Gregorian calendar, dropping ten days that October to realign the calendar with the equinox. It is now the world's standard civil calendar.
1803 CE 223 years ago
Marbury v. Madison establishes judicial review
Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that the Supreme Court could strike down acts of Congress that conflicted with the Constitution. The decision became a cornerstone of American constitutional law.
1821 CE 205 years ago
Plan of Iguala sets out Mexican independence
Agustín de Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero proclaimed a plan for an independent Mexican monarchy guaranteeing Catholicism and equality. Mexico's independence was declared that September.
1920 CE 106 years ago
Hitler presents the Nazi Party's 25-point programme
At the Hofbräuhaus in Munich, Hitler read out the programme of the German Workers' Party, which renamed itself the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) around this time.
1946 CE 80 years ago
Juan Perón elected President of Argentina
The former labour minister won the presidency with strong support from trade unions. With his wife Eva, he built the populist Peronist movement that still shapes Argentine politics.
