United Air Lines Flight 615 crashes near Decoto, California, killing 50 people. Date: August 24, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vice president João Café Filho takes office as president of Brazil, following the suicide of Getúlio Vargas. Date: August 24, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the Communist Party in the United States. Date: August 24, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)
Buddhist crisis: As a result of the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids, the US State Department cables the United States Embassy, Saigon to encourage Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals to launch a coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm if he did not remove his brother Ngô Đình Nhu. Date: August 24, 1963 Read more…
Led by Abbie Hoffman, the Youth International Party temporarily disrupts trading at the New York Stock Exchange by throwing dollar bills from the viewing gallery, causing trading to cease as brokers scramble to grab them. Date: August 24, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day…
Vietnam War protesters bomb Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, leading to an international manhunt for the perpetrators. Date: August 24, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon. Date: August 24, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Tadeusz Mazowiecki is chosen as the first non-communist prime minister in Central and Eastern Europe. Date: August 24, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
Colombian drug barons declare "total war" on the Colombian government. Date: August 24, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union. Date: August 24, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)