Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of 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)

Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Homestead, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane, causing up to $25 billion (1992 USD) in damages. Date: August 24, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)

Microsoft releases Windows 95 to the public in North America. Date: August 24, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)

First radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation tested in the United Kingdom. Date: August 24, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)

Air Transat Flight 236 loses all engine power over the Atlantic Ocean, forcing the pilots to conduct an emergency landing in the Azores. Date: August 24, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

Ninety passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow. The explosions are caused by suicide bombers from Chechnya. Date: August 24, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet. Date: August 24, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

A Cessna 208 Caravan crashes in Cabañas, Zacapa, Guatemala, killing 11 people. Date: August 24, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)

Sixty-five passengers are killed when Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895 crashes during an emergency landing at Manas International Airport in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Date: August 24, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)

Agni Air Flight 101 crashes near Shikharpur, Makwanpur, Nepal, killing all 14 people on board. Date: August 24, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)