Peek at the Past: Today in the nation's history

Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004

Today is the 55th day of 2004 and the 65th day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY

In 1836, Mexican forces attacked the Alamo.

In 1868, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Andrew Johnson.

In 1991, U.S.-led coalition forces launched ground invasions of Kuwait and Iraq.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Winslow Homer (1836-1910), artist; George Moore (1852-1933), poet/dramatist; Joseph Lieberman (1942-), politician, is 62; Edward James Olmos (1947-), actor, is 57; Steven Jobs (1955-), computer pioneer, is 49; Paula Zahn (1956-), TV newscaster, is 48; Billy Zane (1966-), actor, is 38.

TODAY'S SPORTS

In 2003, baseball commissioner Bud Selig banned the use of ephedra in the major leagues.

TODAY'S QUOTE

"Reality can destroy the dream; why shouldn't the dream destroy reality?" -- George Moore

TODAY'S FACT

A pangram is a sentence containing all 26 letters of the alphabet, such as "The five boxing wizards jump quickly."

TODAY'S NUMBER

3,537,438 -- Total area in square miles of the United States.

TODAY'S MOON

Between new moon (Feb. 20) and first quarter (Feb. 28)

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