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- 1863
- In the United States, the Arizona Territory is created from the western portion of the New Mexico Territory and part of present-day Nevada.
- 1886
- In Japan, the road from Nipponbashi to Osaka is designated as a national route.
- 1902
- Butmaroo station opens on the Bombala Line in New South Wales, Australia.
- 1906
- A statue of Sir Thomas Jackson, 1st Baronet, by Mario Raggi is unveiled in British Hong Kong.
- 1937
- In the Philippines, Cebu City is reincorporated as a city.
- 1964
- London's Uxbridge Vine Street Branch ceases operation more than two years after passenger service ends and 108 years after the branch began service.
- 2018
- A Cocokara Fine pharmacy opens in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.
This is a selection of establishments and disestablishments on February 24, based on OpenHistoricalMap data, that automatically appears on the OpenHistoricalMap page on February 24 of each year. This list highlights important changes in the world, as well as more mundane events that demonstrate the project's ambitious tendency toward micromapping history.
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