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February 24, 2017

Jordan Peele's Get Out Released

On February 24, 2017, Jordan Peele's directorial debut "Get Out" was released. The horror-satire about a Black man visiting his white girlfriend's family grossed over $255 million on a $4.5 million budget. Peele won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, becoming the first Black writer to do so.

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People: Jordan Peele
Sources
1. Jordan Peele's 'Get Out' and the New Horror - Smithsonian Magazine
February 24, 1956

Eddie Murray Born

Born February 24, 1956, Eddie Murray was one of only three players to achieve both 3,000 hits and 500 home runs. He played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003.

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People: Eddie Murray
Sources
1. Eddie Murray - Baseball Hall of Fame
February 24, 1841

The Amistad Case

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the African captives aboard the Amistad.

People: Joseph Cinqué
Sources
1. The Amistad Case — National Park Service2. Amistad Case (1841) — PBS3. George Washington Carver - Biography - National Park Service4. George Washington Carver - Biography - PBS
February 24, 2020

Death of Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson, a mathematician whose calculations were critical to NASA's space missions, passed away.

People: Katherine Johnson
Sources
1. Katherine Johnson, Mathematician Who Helped NASA, Dies at 101 — The New York Times2. Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician, dies at 101 — BBC News
February 24, 1972

Birth of Dr. Ayanna Howard

Ayanna Howard, a roboticist and computer scientist, was born.

People: Ayanna Howard
Sources
1. Ayanna Howard — Georgia Institute of Technology2. Dr. Ayanna Howard — National Academy of Engineering
February 24, 1953

Death of James E. Shepard

James E. Shepard, founder of North Carolina Central University and a prominent educator, died in Durham, North Carolina.

People: James E. Shepard
Sources
1. James E. Shepard — North Carolina Central University2. James E. Shepard, Founder of NCCU — North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

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