World War II: French monarchist, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, assassinates Vichy French Admiral François Darlan in Algiers, Algeria. Date: December 24, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower is named Supreme Allied Commander for Operation Overlord. Date: December 24, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: The Belgian Troopship Leopoldville was torpedoed and sank with the loss of 763 soldiers and 56 crew. Date: December 24, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)

Five of nine children become missing after their home in Fayetteville, West Virginia, is burned down. Date: December 24, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)

Libya becomes independent. Idris I is proclaimed King of Libya. Date: December 24, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)

First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber. Date: December 24, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)

Tangiwai disaster: In New Zealand's North Island, at Tangiwai, a railway bridge is damaged by a lahar and collapses beneath a passenger train, killing 151 people. Date: December 24, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today)

A flood devastates California, killing 74 people across portions of the state. Date: December 24, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)

Flying Tiger Line Flight 282 crashes after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport, killing three. Date: December 24, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)

Vietnam War: Viet Cong operatives bomb the Brinks Hotel in Saigon, South Vietnam to demonstrate they can strike an American installation in the heavily guarded capital. Date: December 24, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)