TODAY IN HISTORY

FEB 24TH

1582-Pope Gregory XIII issued a papal bull introducing the Gregorian calendar reform.

1803-The Supreme Court ruled in Marbury v. Madison that any act of Congress which conflicts with the Constitution is null and void.

1821

Mexico declared its independence from Spain.

1868-Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States, became the first president to have impeachment

proceedings brought against him by the House of Representatives.

1903-The lease for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was signed.

1920-Adolf Hitler outlined the basic points of the Nazi party at the Hofbrauhaus in Munich.

1968-The discovery of a pulsar was announced.

1980-The U.S. hockey team defeated Finland to win the gold medal at the Lake Placid Olympics.