Historical Events for 24th February 2023

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1552 - Privileges of Hanseatic League in England are abrogated
1894 - Nicaragua captures Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1917 - German plan to get Mexican help in WW I exposed (Zimmerman telegram)
1943 - Major General Omar Bradley flies to Algiers
1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1987 - American radio and television personality Larry King suffers a heart attack
1997 - Qatar inaugurates the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporting facility and formally launches Qatar Liquefied Gas Co.
2002 - 55th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs): "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" Best Film, Peter Jackson Best Director
2018 - Men's big air snowboarding event makes Olympic debut at Pyeongchang; Canada's Sébastien Toutant is inaugural gold medallist
2019 - 91st Academy Awards: Best Picture "Green Book", Best Director Alfonso Cuarón, Best Actor Rami Malek, Best Actress Olivia Colman

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