World News
Today in History: February 24th─── 08:00 Tue, 24 Feb 2015
Historical Events:
• 1966: Military Coup in Ghana.
• 1887: The Diggers News appears in Johannesburg.
• 1968: The Rand Afrikaans University opens in Johannesburg with Dr. Nic Diederichs as first chancellor.
• 1924: Mahatma Gandhi released from jail.
• 1989: 150-million-year-old fossil egg (oldest dinosaur embryo) found.
• 1988: Seventeen anti-apartheid organisations are restricted in terms of section 6 of the Public Safety Act, amongst them the Azanian People's Organisation and COSATU.
• 2001: The Indigenous Games Project, aiming to promote activities that have a popular appeal to rural communities in SA in particular, is launched.
Arts, Music, TV:
• 2008: 80th Academy Awards - "No Country for Old Men", Daniel Day-Lewis & Marion Cotillard win
• 1991: "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 126 perfs.
• 1987: Radio personality Larry King suffers a heart attack.
• 1999: 41st Grammy Awards: My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic), Lauryn Hill wins.
• 1998: Elton John knighted.
Sports:
• 1985: Jim Kelly (Houston USFL) passes for pro football record 574 yds.
• 1996: Meg Mallon wins LPGA Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open.
• 1955: Alain Prost, Formula One racing driver (Championships: 85, 86, 89, 93).
• 2002: Canada defeats the United States 5-2 to win the men's ice hockey Olympic Gold Medal.
Source: historyorb.com & sahistory.org.com
Compiled by: Thandi Xaba
Compiled by: Thandi Xaba
