Themistoklis Sofoulis Becomes Prime Minister of Greece, July 24, 1924
Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece. Date: July 24, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Menin Gate War Memorial Unveiled at Ypres, July 24, 1927
The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres. Date: July 24, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Kellogg-Briand Pact Renouncing War Goes Into Effect, July 24, 1929
The Kellogg–Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, goes into effect (it is first signed in Paris on August 27, 1928, by most leading world powers). Date: July 24, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1929 📅 On This Day…
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Dust Bowl Heat Wave Peaks in Chicago and Milwaukee, July 24, 1935
The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109 °F (43 °C) in Chicago and 104 °F (40 °C) in Milwaukee. Date: July 24, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1935 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Operation Gomorrah Begins: Hamburg Bombed by Allies, July 24, 1943
World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes bomb the city by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings. Date: July 24, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Opens with Bumper Rocket Launch, July 24, 1950
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket. Date: July 24, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Nixon-Khrushchev Kitchen Debate at American National Exhibition, July 24, 1959
At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate". Date: July 24, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Bluenose II Launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, July 24, 1963
The ship Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol. Date: July 24, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Michael Pelkey and Brian Schubert Make First El Capitan BASE Jump, July 24, 1966
Michael Pelkey makes the first BASE jump from El Capitan along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap. Date: July 24, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day…
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Charles de Gaulle Declares “Vive le Québec libre!” in Montreal July 24, 1967
During an official state visit to Canada, French President Charles de Gaulle declares to a crowd of over 100,000 in Montreal: Vive le Québec libre! ("Long live free Quebec!"); the statement angered the Canadian government and many Anglophone Canadians. Date: July 24, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅…
