A Learjet 35 crashes into Smarts Mountain near Dorchester, New Hampshire, killing both pilots on board. Date: December 24, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Sid El-Antri massacre in Algeria kills between 50 and 100 people. Date: December 24, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
Indian Airlines Flight 814 is hijacked in Indian airspace between Kathmandu, Nepal, and Delhi, India. The aircraft landed at Kandahar in Afghanistan. The incident ended on December 31 with the release of 190 survivors (one passenger is killed). Date: December 24, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events…
The Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3:55 p.m. inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station. Date: December 24, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
Chad–Sudan relations: Chad declares a state of belligerence against Sudan following a December 18 attack on Adré, which left about 100 people dead. Date: December 24, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, begins a series of attacks against civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, massacring more than 400. Date: December 24, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
A helicopter crash kills Martha Érika Alonso, first female Governor of Puebla, Mexico, and her husband Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, former governor. Date: December 24, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)
Burmese military forces commit the Mo So massacre, killing at least 44 civilians. Date: December 24, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Tampere conference, where Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin meet for the first time, is held in Tampere, Finland. Date: December 23, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1905 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System. Date: December 23, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)