February 24 in history: • 1711 – George Frideric Handel's Rinaldo, the first Italian-language opera written specifically for the London stage, premiered. → go there • 1809 – Napoleonic Wars: The British invasion of Martinique ended with the unconditional surrender of French admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse (pictured), beginning a five-year occupation of the island. → go there • 1979 – Uganda–Tanzania War: Ugandan government forces fled Masaka as the Tanzania People's Defence Force bombarded and captured the town. → go there • 1989 – United Airlines Flight 811 experienced uncontrolled decompression after leaving Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, blowing seats out of the aircraft and killing nine passengers. → go there Died 616: Æthelberht of Kent Wiki link Born 1933: Judah Folkman Wiki link Born 1951: Gabriele Schnaut Wiki link Died 2002: Leo Ornstein Wiki link Pictured: Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse.