Today is Friday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2006. There are 310 days left in the year. On this date in

Today is Friday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2006. There are 310 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 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 becomes known as the Nazi Party, and its chief spokesman was 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 1981, Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Britain's Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.
February 24, 1981: The Youngstown Board of Education goes to Mahoning County Common Pleas Court seeking contempt of court citations against 12 Youngstown teachers and their Ohio Education Association consultant as a strike by teachers enters its third day.
Ohio Gov. James A. Rhodes endorses the Reagan administration's budget and tax proposals, despite widespread criticism that northern industrial states will be harder hit than other parts of the country.
The Reagan administration has ruled out a $100 million federal loan guarantee for a Youngstown steel project proposed under the Carter administration, but will honor $38 million in guarantees for the Commuter Aircraft Corp. at the Youngstown Municipal Airport.
February 24, 1966: "The Youngstown district is rich in William Holmes McGuffey lore and should be known as McGuffey land," HowardStagner, assistant director of the National Park Service, says during a visit to historic McGuffey sites.
Youngstown City Council amends the salary ordinance to include 12 new policemen and an assistant city law director and doubling the pay for councilmen's secretaries from $1,200 to $2,400. Most of the aides are the councilmen's wives.
Between 1,400 and 1,500 construction workers return to work at the General Motors plant in Lordstown, ending a two-day strike thatcrippled operations.
February 24, 1956: Opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959 will bring a modern industrial miracle, making Ohio the nation's foremost industrial state. Dr. N.R. Danielan, president of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Association, predicts during a meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce in Youngstown.
Youngstown University will award 60 scholarships valued at $100 to $300 to high school seniors in the upper third of their classes.
State Sen. Rowland Mathany says Pennsylvania Gov. George Leader should explain why he rejected numerous appeals for state police aid when violence broke out on picket lines at the Westinghouse Electric Corp.
February 24, 1931: A.C. Blinn, vice president of Ohio Edison Co., refuses to appear before Youngstown City Council and to provide evidence to back up the company's claim that Youngstown Traction Commissioner Harry Engle attempted to extort $150,000 from the company.
The total indebtedness of Mahoning County and all its subdivisions was reduced by $1.8 million in 1930 and stands at $22 million.
Despite adverse factors in business during 1930, the annual report of Strouss-Hirshberg Co. is declared highly satisfactory at the annual meeting of stockholders and C.J. Strouss, president, predicts that 1931 will be a better year.