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Movie events on the 24th February
The army of Uesgi Kenshin marches on Shinano. Takeda Shige's army camps a Unnodaira in Shinano; Takeda's 15,000 men face down 6,000 Uesugi troops; for three days, neither side moves. (Shinano, Japan) (Samurai Banners)
Wilhelm Grimm is born. (Hanau, Germany) (The Brothers Grimm)
Former President John Quincy Adams begins to argue the Amistad case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. (Washington, D.C.) (Amistad)
Maj. Gen. Frank Merrill's guerrilla force, nicknamed "Merrill's Marauders," begin a campaign in northern Burma. (Merrill's Marauders )
John Donaghy, father of Amelia Donaghy, born. (Brooklyn, NY) (The Bone Collector)