Second Boer War: UK Annexes Orange Free State, May 24, 1900
Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State. Date: May 24, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Amy Johnson Lands in Darwin, First Woman Solo England-Australia Flight, May 24, 1930
Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight). Date: May 24, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today)
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First MLB Night Game: Reds Defeat Phillies, May 24, 1935
The first night game in Major League Baseball history is played in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2–1 at Crosley Field. Date: May 24, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1935 📅 On This Day (Today)
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NKVD Attempts to Assassinate Leon Trotsky in Mexico, May 24, 1940
Acting on the orders of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, NKVD agent Iosif Grigulevich orchestrates an unsuccessful assassination attempt on exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Coyoacán, Mexico. Date: May 24, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Igor Sikorsky First Successful Single-Rotor Helicopter Flight, May 24, 1940
Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight. Date: May 24, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Battle of the Denmark Strait: Bismarck Sinks HMS Hood, May 24, 1941
World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: In the Battle of the Denmark Strait, the German battleship Bismarck sinks the pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, killing all but three crewmen. Date: May 24, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On…
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Congress of Përmet Establishes Albania’s Provisional Government, May 24, 1944
Congress of Përmet occurs which establishes a provisional government in Albania in areas under partisan control, the first independent Albanian government since 1939. In honor of this the national emblem of Albania inscribed this date from 1946 until 1992. Date: May 24, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅…
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Börse Berlin Burns in Air Raid During World War II, May 24, 1944
Börse Berlin building burns down after being hit in an air raid during World War II. Date: May 24, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Egypt Captures Yad Mordechai in Arab-Israeli War, May 24, 1948
Arab–Israeli War: Egypt captures the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai, but the five-day effort gives Israeli forces time to prepare enough to stop the Egyptian advance a week later. Date: May 24, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day…
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First Eurovision Song Contest Held in Lugano, Switzerland May 24, 1956
The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland. Date: May 24, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today)
