Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as the "barricades week", during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police. Date: January 24, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)

Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost. Date: January 24, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today)

Air India Flight 101 crashes into Mont Blanc. Date: January 24, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)

Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa. Date: January 24, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)

Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II. Date: January 24, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy. Date: January 24, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)

Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered. Date: January 24, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Voyager 2 space probe makes its closest approach to Uranus. Date: January 24, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)

An Aeroflot Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes at Nizhnevartovsk Airport, killing 27 people. Date: January 24, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)