Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis. Date: April 24, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)

Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine. Date: April 24, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)

STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery. Date: April 24, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)

An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London. Date: April 24, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)

A Douglas DC-3 ditches in Botany Bay after takeoff from Sydney Airport. All 25 people on board survive. Date: April 24, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)

In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is passed into law. Date: April 24, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI. Date: April 24, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)

Bombings in the Egyptian resort city of Dahab kill 23 people and injure about 80. Date: April 24, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

WikiLeaks starts publishing the Guantanamo Bay files leak. Date: April 24, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)