Cleveland History
February 23, 1925 – Louis Stokes was born in Cleveland. He later became a prominent attorney and, in 1968, the first African American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.
February 26, 2008 – Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama participated in a nationally significant debate at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center during the 2008 primary season.
February 27, 1966 – The Agora Theatre and Ballroom opened its first location near Case Western Reserve University, becoming an important venue in Cleveland’s modern music history.
February 28, 1921 – The Cleveland Clinic welcomed its first patients in its newly dedicated building on Euclid Avenue, marking the beginning of what would become a major medical institution.
March 1, 1997 – Demolition work at Cleveland Municipal Stadium was completed and debris removed, clearing the site for construction of a new Cleveland Browns stadium.
World History
February 24, 1582 – Pope Gregory XIII announced the Gregorian calendar reform, adjusting the calendar to correct drift from the solar year. The new calendar was first adopted later that year in Catholic countries.
February 25, 1964 – Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) defeated Sonny Liston in Miami Beach to win the world heavyweight boxing title in a major upset.
February 27, 1933 – The Reichstag building in Berlin was set on fire. The event was used by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party to consolidate power in Germany.
February 28, 1986 – Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was assassinated in Stockholm while walking home from a cinema, a crime that shocked Sweden and remains one of the country’s most significant modern events.
March 1, 1872 – Yellowstone National Park was established by the U.S. Congress, becoming the world’s first national park and setting a global precedent for conservation.
