March 24 in History
What happened on March 24 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on march 24 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on march 24 in history.
?>1999
NATO planes, including stealth aircraft, attack Serbian forces in Kosovo.
1989
The Exxon Valdez oil tanker spills 240,000 barrels of oil in Alaska’s Prince William Sound.
1985
Thousands demonstrate in Madrid against the NATO presence in Spain.
1972
Great Britain imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland.
1967
Viet Cong ambush a truck convoy in South Vietnam damaging 82 of the 121 trucks.
1965
The Freedom Marchers, citizens for civil rights, reach Montgomery, Alabama.
1958
Elvis Presley trades in his guitar for a rifle and Army fatigues.
1955
Tennessee Williams’ play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opens at the Morosco Theatre in New York City.
1954
Great Britain opens trade talks with Hungary.
1951
General Douglas MacArthur threatens the Chinese with an extension of the Korean War if the proposed truce is not accepted.
1947
Congress proposes limiting the United States presidency to two terms.
1944
The Gestapo rounds up innocent Italians in Rome and shoots them to death in reprisal for a bomb attack that killed 33 German policemen.
1938
The United States asks that all powers help refugees fleeing from the Nazis.
1927
Chinese Communists seize Nanking and break with Chiang Kai-shek over the Nationalist goals.
1904
Vice Admiral Togo sinks seven Russian ships as the Japanese strengthen their blockade of Port Arthur.
1900
Mayor Van Wyck of New York breaks ground for the New York subway tunnel that will link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
1862
Abolitionist Wendell Phillips speaks to a crowd about emancipation in Cincinnati, Ohio and is pelted by eggs.
1765
Britain passes the Quartering Act, requiring the colonies to house 10,000 British troops in public and private buildings.
1721
In Germany, the supremely talented Johann Sebastian Bach publishes the Six Brandenburg Concertos.
1720
The banking houses of Paris close in the wake of financial crisis.
1664
In London, Roger Williams is granted a charter to colonize Rhode Island.
1663
Charles II of England awards land known as Carolina in North America to eight members of the nobility who assisted in his restoration.
1603
Queen Elizabeth I dies which will bring into power James VI of Scotland.
1208
King John of England opposes Innocent III on his nomination for archbishop of Canterbury.