Historical Events In March - 24
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1920 On March - 24 1st US coast guard air station established (Morehead City NC)
1920 Gene Nelson, [Berg], Seattle Wash, actor (Tea For 2, Oklahoma) on this day in history.
1921 On this day in history deodat de Severac, composer, dies at 48
1922 Grand National at Aintree sees only 3 horses out of 32 starters finish on this day in history.
1923 In China a 7.3 earthquake resulted in 5,000 dead. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes on this day in history.
1923 On this day in history greece becomes a republic.
1924 Greece becomes a republic on this day in history.
1925 KSL-AM in Salt Lake City UT begins radio transmissions on this day in history.
1926 On this day in history the Beehive in the Hague opens first escalator in Netherlands
1926 The first Safeway's Supermarket opens in Maryland, USA on March - 24.
1926 The Beehive in the Hague opens 1st escalator in Netherlands on March - 24.
1927 Cuban chess champion, Jose Capablanca wins 33-day Grand Chess Tournie on March - 24.
1927 On March - 24 dutch first Chamber condemns Belgian &Netherlands' Wielingen Treaty
1927 Cuban chess champ, Jose Capablanca wins 33-day Grand Chess Tournie on this day in history.
1930 On March - 24 planet Pluto named
1930 The birth of Steve McQueen, American actor on this day in history.
1930 1st religious services telecast in US (W2XBS NYC) on March - 24.
1932 1st US radio broadcast from a moving train (Belle Baker WABC from MD) on this day in history.
1932 On this day in history george Robert Canning, cricketer (the 4th Lord Harris), dies
1933 On March - 24 peter I Island incorporated as a Norwegian dependency
1934 On this day in history uS declares the Philippines to become independent in 1945
1935 On this day in history major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour goes national on NBC Radio Network
1936 On March - 24 red Wings beat Montreal Maroons in 16 mins & 30 seconds of 6th period Stanley Cup game lasts 9 periods (176 mins), ends 1-0
1937 On this day in history bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem IL)
1937 On this day in history national Gallery of Art established by Congress
1937 On this day in history bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem Illinois)
1941 British troops defeat British Somalia on this day in history.
1941 German troops occupy El Agheila Libya on this day in history.
1941 On this day in history glenn Miller begins work on his first movie for 20th Century Fox
1944 On this day in history 76 Allied officers escape Stalag Luft 3 (Great Escape) later made into a movie
1944 On this day in history 811 British bombers attack Berlin
1944 On this day in history in occupied Rome, Nazis executed more than 300 civilians
1944 76 Allied officers escape Stalag Luft 3 (Great Escape) on this day in history.
1945 150 bombers fly from Italy to bomb Berlin on this day in history.
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