February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 310 days remaining, 311 in leap years. By Roman custom February 24 is the day added to a leap year, and the occurrence of February 29 is merely a consequence of this.
1803Events January 30 Monroe and Livingston sail for Paris to discuss, and possibly buy, New Orleans. They end completing the Louisiana Purchase. February 24 The Supreme Court of the United States, in Marbury v. Madison establishes the principle of judicial r - The Supreme Court of the United StatesThe Supreme Court of the United States located in Washington, D. is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States to interpret and decide questions of federal law. It is he, in Marbury v. MadisonMarbury v. Madison (5 U. 137 ( 1803) is a landmark case in American law where the U. Supreme Court established judicial review as a legitimate power of the Court on Constitutional grounds. Specifically, the Court ruled that it had the power to declare a s, establishes the principle of judicial reviewJudicial review is the power of a court to review a law or an official act of a government employee or agent; for example, although the basis is different in different countries, as unconstitutional or violating of basic principles of justice. In many jur.
1804Events January 1 End of French rule in Haiti June 15 The Twelfth Amendment to the U. Constitution ratified by New Hampshire, and arguably becomes effective (subsequently vetoed by the Governor of New Hampshire) July 27 The Twelfth Amendment to the U. - London's Drury Lane Theatre burns to the ground, leaving owner Richard Brinsley SheridanRichard Brinsley Sheridan ( October 30, 1751 July 7, 1816) was an Irish playwright and politician. Sheridan was baptized in Dublin on November 4, 1751, his father Thomas being an actor-manager who managed the Theatre Royal, Dublin for a time, and his moth destitute,
1925 - A thermite ( magnesium bomb) is used for the first time by breaking-up a 250,000-ton ice jam clogging the St. Lawrence River near Waddington, New York .
1938 - A nylon bristle toothbrush becomes the first commercial product ( DuPont) to be made with nylon yarn.
1999 - The State of Arizona executes Karl LaGrand, a German national involved in an armed robbery, in spite of Germany's legal action to attempt to save him.