Historical Events
- Red Sox sell Smokey Joe Wood, his arm dead at 26, to Cleveland for $15,000
Event of Interest
US Ambassador to Great Britain Walter Hines Page alerts President Woodrow Wilson of German plan to get Mexican help in WWI (Zimmermann telegram)
Famous Birthdays
- Myra Taylor (née Render), American jazz singer ("Spider and the Fly"; Wild Women of Kansas City), songwriter, and actress, born in Bonner Springs, Kansas (d. 2011)
- William Fairbank, American physicist (superconductivity), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1989)
About February 24, 1917
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 107 years, 2 months and 6 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Pisces
