Today is Tuesday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2004. There are 311 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2004. There are 311 days left in the year. On this date in 1868, the House of Representatives impeaches President Andrew Johnson following his attempted dismissal of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton; Johnson is later acquitted by the Senate.
In 1803, the Supreme Court rules itself the final interpreter of constitutional issues. In 1821, Mexico declares its independence from Spain. In 1863, Arizona is organized as a territory. In 1903, the United States signs an agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. In 1920, a fledgling German political party holds its first meeting of importance in Munich; it comes to be known as the Nazi Party, and its chief spokesman is Adolf Hitler. In 1942, the Voice of America goes on the air for the first time. In 1945, American soldiers liberate the Philippine capital of Manila from Japanese control during World War II. In 1980, the U.S. hockey team defeats Finland, 4-2, to clinch the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, N.Y. In 1983, a congressional commission releases a report condemning the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II as a "grave injustice." In 1989, a state funeral is held in Japan for Emperor Hirohito, who had died the month before at age 87.
February 24, 1979: The 9,300 autoworkers at the Lordstown complex of the General Motors Corp. are among 820,000 members of the United Auto Workers union who will receive 13-cent per hour cost-of-living increases because of the latest leap in the consumer price index.
Skyline Airlines begins commuter service between Youngstown Municipal Airport and several major airports using Cessna 404 and similar aircraft.
The Warren Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of George Zack, prepares for the second concert of its three-concert season. Ohio State University's Sartory Trio will join the orchestra at the Packard Music Hall.
February 24, 1964: The U.S. Weather Bureau Office at the Youngstown Municipal Airport will be sharply curtailing its hours of operation and its services, says Curtis R. Barton, official in charges.
The city safety committee asks the city law department to study the legality of requiring all automobiles registered in Youngstown to be equipped with seatbelts.
Cigarette vending machines may be removed from Youngstown hospitals, superintendents of St. Elizabeth Hospital and the Youngstown Hospital Association say.
Some 3,500 women volunteers turn out for door-to-door canvassing in Mahoning County on Heart Sunday. The drive nets $21,000 in early tabulations.
February 24, 1954: Thirty-two speakers tell Youngstown City Council their reasons for favoring or opposing the controversial Kimmel Brook Homes zone change during a four-hour public hearing.
A gang war between Struthers and Campbell teen-agers is averted with the arrest of some 40 youths from both cities when they were spotted riding in several cars. They are being held for questioning to determine the cause of the alleged gang fight.
The newly organized Kiwanis Club of Mill Creek Park is presented its charter before representatives of 12 district Kiwanis Clubs during ceremonies at the Youngstown Maennerchor.
February 24, 1929: With over 400 acres in new subdivisions on the South and West sides of Youngstown ready for opening in the spring, real estate dealers are preparing to launch the sales of approximately $2 million worth of land to prospective homeowners.
Youngstown radio listeners hear a direct message from Commander Byrd in the Antarctic, broadcast over KDKA in Pittsburgh.
The average cost of a new home in Youngstown is 40 cents a cubic foot, a reduction of about 5 cents over a two-year period. The average six-room home with a garage and driveway costs $7,000.