WillDekkard
03-24-2010, 03:12 AM
Hear are some notable events that happened on This Date in History
- March 24th
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* 1401 Turko-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus.
* 1603 James VI of Scotland also becomes James I King of England.
* 1731 Naturalization of Hieronimus de Salis Parliamentary Act is passed.
* 1765 American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain passes the Quartering Act that requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops.
* 1832 In Hiram, Ohio a group of men beat, tar and feather Mormon leader Joseph Smith, Jr..
* 1837 Canada gives African men the right to vote.
* 1878 The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
* 1882 Robert Koch announces the discovery of the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis (mycobacterium tuberculosis).
* 1900 New York City Mayor Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
* 1907 The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
* 1923 Greece becomes a republic.
* 1934 U.S. Congress passes the Tydings-McDuffie Act allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing commonwealth.
* 1936 The longest game in NHL history is played between Detroit and Montreal. Detroit scored at 16:30 of the sixth overtime and won the game 1-0.
* 1944 Ardeatine Massacre: German troops kill 335 Italian civilians in Rome.
* 1944 World War II: In an event later dramatized in the movie The Great Escape, 76 prisoners begin breaking out of Stalag Luft III.
* 1959 The Party of the African Federation (PFA) is launched by Lιopold Sιdar Senghor and Modibo Keita.
* 1965 NASA spacecraft Ranger 9, equipped to convert its signals into a form suitable for showing on domestic television, brings images of the Moon into ordinary homes before crash landing.
* 1972 The United Kingdom imposes "Direct Rule" over Northern Ireland.
* 1973 Kenyan athlete Kip Keino defeats Jim Ryun at the first-ever professional track meet in Los Angeles, California.
* 1976 In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perσn and start a 7-year dictatorial period self-styled National Reorganization Process. Since 2006, a public holiday known as Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice is held on this day.
* 1976 A general strike takes place in the People's Republic of Congo
* 1980 Archbishop Σscar Romero is killed while celebrating Mass in San Salvador.
* 1986 The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites.
* 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (42,000 m³) of petroleum after running aground.
* 1998 Jonesboro massacre: two students, ages 11 and 13, fire upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas; five people are killed and ten are wounded.
* 1998 A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India killing 250 people and injuring 3000 others.
* 1999 Kosovo War: NATO commences air bombardment against Yugoslavia, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.
* 1999 Mont Blanc Tunnel Fire: 39 people die when a Belgian transport truck carrying flour and margarine catches fire in the Mont Blanc Tunnel.
* 2003 The Arab League votes 21-1 in favor of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of U.S. and British soldiers from Iraq.
* 2008 Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election.
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- March 24th
c/p from Wikipedia
* 1401 Turko-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus.
* 1603 James VI of Scotland also becomes James I King of England.
* 1731 Naturalization of Hieronimus de Salis Parliamentary Act is passed.
* 1765 American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain passes the Quartering Act that requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops.
* 1832 In Hiram, Ohio a group of men beat, tar and feather Mormon leader Joseph Smith, Jr..
* 1837 Canada gives African men the right to vote.
* 1878 The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
* 1882 Robert Koch announces the discovery of the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis (mycobacterium tuberculosis).
* 1900 New York City Mayor Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
* 1907 The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
* 1923 Greece becomes a republic.
* 1934 U.S. Congress passes the Tydings-McDuffie Act allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing commonwealth.
* 1936 The longest game in NHL history is played between Detroit and Montreal. Detroit scored at 16:30 of the sixth overtime and won the game 1-0.
* 1944 Ardeatine Massacre: German troops kill 335 Italian civilians in Rome.
* 1944 World War II: In an event later dramatized in the movie The Great Escape, 76 prisoners begin breaking out of Stalag Luft III.
* 1959 The Party of the African Federation (PFA) is launched by Lιopold Sιdar Senghor and Modibo Keita.
* 1965 NASA spacecraft Ranger 9, equipped to convert its signals into a form suitable for showing on domestic television, brings images of the Moon into ordinary homes before crash landing.
* 1972 The United Kingdom imposes "Direct Rule" over Northern Ireland.
* 1973 Kenyan athlete Kip Keino defeats Jim Ryun at the first-ever professional track meet in Los Angeles, California.
* 1976 In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perσn and start a 7-year dictatorial period self-styled National Reorganization Process. Since 2006, a public holiday known as Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice is held on this day.
* 1976 A general strike takes place in the People's Republic of Congo
* 1980 Archbishop Σscar Romero is killed while celebrating Mass in San Salvador.
* 1986 The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites.
* 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (42,000 m³) of petroleum after running aground.
* 1998 Jonesboro massacre: two students, ages 11 and 13, fire upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas; five people are killed and ten are wounded.
* 1998 A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India killing 250 people and injuring 3000 others.
* 1999 Kosovo War: NATO commences air bombardment against Yugoslavia, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.
* 1999 Mont Blanc Tunnel Fire: 39 people die when a Belgian transport truck carrying flour and margarine catches fire in the Mont Blanc Tunnel.
* 2003 The Arab League votes 21-1 in favor of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of U.S. and British soldiers from Iraq.
* 2008 Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election.
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