Historical Events In May - 24
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1961 On this day in history 27 Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson MS
1961 Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit on this day in history.
1961 On this day in history u S President Kennedy asks the nation to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade
1962 On May - 24 m Scott Carpenter aboard Aurora 7 launched into earth orbit
1963 On May - 24 the first Lockheed A-12 to crash, CIA pilot Ken Collins ejects safely
1963 On this day in history elmore James, blues guitarist, dies at 45 of a heart attack
1964 18th Tony Awards Luther & Hello Dolly win on this day in history.
1964 Beatles' 3rd appearance on Ed Sullivan on this day in history.
1964 Panic in Lima Peru soccer stadium, kills 300 on May - 24.
1964 18th Tony Awards: Luther & Hello Dolly win on this day in history.
1965 On this day in history supreme Court declares federal law allowing post office to intercept communist propaganda is unconstitutional
1966 On this day in history "Mame" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 1508 performances
1968 Haiti closes down shortwave station 4VEH for 40 days on May - 24.
1968 On May - 24 mick Jagger & Marianne Faithfull arrested for drug possession
1968 On this day in history president De Gaulle proposes referendum & students set fire to Paris bourse
1968 The Gateway Arch, located in St Louis, Missouri, is dedicated on this day in history.
1968 Bernard Rogers, composer (Warrior, Passion), dies at 75 on May - 24.
1969 Beatles' "Get Back" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks on May - 24.
1969 On May - 24 the birth of Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader
1969 Mitzi Green, actress (Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer), dies at 48 on May - 24.
1970 Peter Queen quits Fleetwood Mac to join a religious cult on May - 24.
1971 A commuter bus plunges into Panama Canal, killing 38 of 43 aboard on this day in history.
1972 On this day in history glasgow Rangers wins 12th Europe Cup II at Barcelona
1972 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on May - 24.
1972 On this day in history asta Nielsen, actress (Joyless Street), dies at 88
1974 Dean Martin Show, last airs on NBC-TV on May - 24.
1974 On this day in history duke Ellington, blues singer, dies of cancer at 75
1975 Dutch Government of De Uyl decides to obtain some F-16's on May - 24.
1975 On May - 24 soyuz 18B carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 4
1976 On May - 24 muhammad Ali TKOs Richard Dunn in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1976 On this day in history the first commercial SST flight to North America (Concorde to Washington DC)
1976 On May - 24 henk Lankhorst, pacifist/Dutch MP (PSP), dies at 62
1977 USSR President Podgorny resigns on May - 24.
1978 Dutch Investment bill (WIR) law goes into effect on May - 24.
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