Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first cricket player to score a double-century in the One Day International format
Sachin Tendulkar’s achievement of scoring the first double-century in One Day International (ODI) cricket was a historic and memorable moment for the sport. On February 24, 2010, Tendulkar achieved this remarkable feat during a match against South Africa in Gwalior, India.

A Boeing 747 jumbo jet rips open over the Pacific Ocean
United Airlines Flight 811, was flying from Honolulu to Auckland when it suffered a catastrophic failure. A large section of the aircraft’s fuselage ripped open, and nine people were ejected from the plane. Miraculously, the plane landed safely in Honolulu, but the accident remains one of the most infamous incidents in aviation history.

The German nazi party is founded
The German National Socialist Workers’ Party, also known as the Nazi Party, was founded in Munich. The party was led by Adolf Hitler, a man who would go on to become one of the most infamous and ruthless dictators in history.

Pope Gregory XIII orders the introduction of the Gregorian calendar
Pope Gregory XIII issued a papal bull, Inter gravissimas, ordering the Catholic world to adopt a new calendar known as the Gregorian calendar. The new calendar corrected the shortcomings of the Julian calendar, which had been in use since 45 BCE. The Gregorian calendar introduced the concept of leap years and is still the official calendar of the Catholic Church and most countries in the world.