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This day in history: February 24

1. 1868

   Andrew Johnson became the first U.S. president to be impeached.

2. 1943

   World War II: The Battle of Kasserine Pass, the first major engagement between American and Axis forces in Africa, ended with the Allied forces suffering heavy losses.

3. 1968

   Vietnam War: Led by Ngô Quang Trưởng, South Vietnamese forces recaptured the citadel of Huế.

4. 1978

   Five men disappeared after attending a college basketball game in Chico, California; the bodies of four of them were discovered months later.

5. 1979

   Uganda–Tanzania War: Ugandan government forces fled Masaka as the Tanzania People's Defence Force bombarded and captured the town.

6. 1989

   United Airlines Flight 811 experienced uncontrolled decompression after leaving Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, blowing seats out of the aircraft and killing nine passengers.

7. 2015

   At a restaurant in Uherský Brod, Czech Republic, a gunman opened fire in a restaurant, killing eight people before committing suicide.

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