Calendar Bites, Feb. 24

Read today’s Calendar bites for the agenda of this day’s family history events and historical celebrations.
You might also want to review our Calendar, Call for Papers, Contests, or other sections to see what is coming up.

Birthdays

  • Wilhelm Carl Grimm, 1786. Mythologist and author, best known for Grimm’s Fairy Tales.
  • John Phillip Holland, 1841. First submarine designer who used both electric motors for submerged travel and gas motors for surface travel.
  • Winslow Homer, 1836. American artist.
  • Steve Jobs, 1955. Tech innovator, visionary and cocreator of Apple, Inc.
  • Chester Nimitz, 1885. Commander of all Allied naval, land and air forces in the southwest Pacific during part of WWII.
  • Honus Wagner, 1874. American baseball great.

Celebrations                               

Inconvenience Yourself Day
Flag Day in Mexico – El Dia de la Bandera
Tortilla Chip Day

Today’s events

Check our calendar  or individual state pages for details of these and other genealogy events today in your area. Know of any other upcoming events? Please use the Submission tab and let us know!