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On this day February 25 - March 2, 2024 (week 09)
February 25, 2024 - March 2, 2024 - Graphics show birthdays and anniversaries on each day for the week. This week features the world heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali, the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, the monarch of Sweden, the French tightrope walker Jean-Francois Gravelet, Hugh Hefner of the Playboy Club, the rock band The Who and Compact discs (CDs)
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February 25, 1964: Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, won the world heavyweight boxing title for the first time after he knocked out Sonny Liston in Miami
February 26, 1919: The Grand Canyon National Park was established in Arizona. The horizontal strata, carved out by the Colorado River, retrace two billion years of geological history
February 27, 1974: Sweden reduced the status of the monarch to a figurehead. King Carl XVI Gustaf is pictured with Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria on Sweden’s National Day
February 28, 1824: French tightrope walker Jean-Francois Gravelet, who made several crossings of the Niagara Falls under his better known pseudonym Blondin, was born
February 29, 1960: Hugh Hefner opened the first Playboy Club in Chicago, famous for its Playboy Bunny waitresses dressed in satin corsets, bunny ears and fluffy white tails
March 1, 1944: Roger Daltrey, founder and lead singer of rock band The Who, was born. His acting roles notably include the film of the band’s rock opera, Tommy. He turns 80 today
March 2, 1983: Compact discs (CDs) and players, developed by Philips and Sony for digital audio recordings, were made available for the first time outside Japan