📅 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24: TODAY IN HISTORY & NEWS SUMMARY
🌍 This Day in History: Global Highlights
1582 (The Vatican): Pope Gregory XIII issues the papal bull Inter gravissimas, introducing the Gregorian calendar to correct the Julian calendar's drift. It is now the most widely used civil calendar in the world.
1920 (Germany): The German Workers' Party (DAP) changes its name to the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi Party) at a mass meeting in Munich, where Adolf Hitler first presented its 25-point program.
1946 (Argentina): Colonel Juan Perón, the founder of the Peronist movement, is elected to his first term as President of Argentina in a landslide victory.
1991 (Middle East): The ground phase of the Gulf War begins as coalition forces cross the Saudi Arabian border into Iraq and Kuwait, leading to a swift decisive military conclusion.
1918 (Estonia): Estonia officially issues its Declaration of Independence from the Russian Empire, a day celebrated annually as Estonian Independence Day.
2022 (Ukraine): Russia launches a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War that triggered the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.
🇨🇦 Canada’s Biggest Political Story
Yesterday: Federal Liberals accepted a Conservative proposal to add "guardrails" and oversight to new cabinet powers within the omnibus budget bill to ensure regulatory transparency.
Expected Today: Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand delivers a major address in Ottawa marking four years since the invasion of Ukraine, while PM Carney continues his trade mission to India.
🇺🇸 U.S. Biggest Political Story
Current: President Trump stands before a joint session of Congress tonight to deliver his 2026 State of the Union address, expected to focus on mass deportations, trade "America First" policies, and his recent legislative tax victories.
🌐 Global Impact: Yesterday’s Legacy
February 23, 2026, will be remembered as the eve of a major U.S. policy reset, and for the high-stakes "Geneva Ultimatum," as special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Switzerland for last-ditch nuclear negotiations with Iran.
📜 Quotation of the Day
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." — Steve Jobs (Born this day, 1955)
🏙️ Ottawa, ON Weather & Sky
☀️ Sunrise: 6:50 AM
🌇 Sunset: 5:42 PM
🌓 Moon Phase: First Quarter (Occurring at 7:29 AM today; the moon is exactly 50% illuminated and will be high in the sky at sunset)
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