David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
Brothers to the Rescue planes were shot down by Cuban fighter jets.
Last occurrence of February 24 as a leap day in the European Union and for the Roman Catholic Church
Two civilian airplanes operated by the Miami-based humanitarian group Brothers to the Rescue were shot down by Cuban fighter jets in international waters, escalating tensions between Cuba and the United States.
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William Bonin became the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the state of California, marking a significant moment in the state's criminal justice history.
William George Bonin was also called the Freeway Killer and the Freeway Strangler, was an American serial killer and sex offender who raped, tortured, and murdered young men and boys between November 1968 and June 1980 in southern California.
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Spaces shuttle Columbia 19 (STS 75) launches into orbit. Rajindra Dhanraj takes 9-97 for Trinidad against Leeward Islands and Walt Disney Company officially launches Disney.com
The space shuttle Columbia, its rockets spewing orange fire and a long trail of white vapor, blasted its way into earth orbit on this day, carrying two American astronauts on a daring journey to test the world's first re-usable spaceship.
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On February 21, Soyuz TM-23 launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome with the cosmonauts for Mir Principle Expedition 21.
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia publicly announces his medical recovery
To clear a docking port for the Soyuz TM-23, the Progress M-30 was undocked on February 22 and re-entered over the Pacific Ocean.
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Jeffrey Kindersley Quill, OBE, AFC, FRAeS died on this day. He was a British test pilot who served on secondment with the Royal Air Force and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.
Toru Takemitsu, a renowned Japanese composer known for his innovative and influential work in contemporary classical music, also passed away on this day
He was also the second man to fly the Supermarine Spitfire after Vickers Aviation's chief test pilot, Joseph "Mutt" Summers.
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A tragic maritime accident occurred when a wooden ferry capsized while entering the port of Cádiz in the Philippines, resulting in the devastating loss of 54 lives.
The incident highlighted the critical need for maritime safety regulations and emergency response protocols.
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