World War II: The SBS launches a raid against the garrison of Santorini in Greece. Date: April 24, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)

Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Date: April 24, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War. Date: April 24, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)

Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region. Date: April 24, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)

Marriage of Princess Alexandra of Kent to Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London. Date: April 24, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)

Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch. Date: April 24, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)

Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily". Date: April 24, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this…

Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission. Date: April 24, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President. Date: April 24, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)

China launches Dong Fang Hong I, becoming the fifth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster. Date: April 24, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)