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Historical Events on April 24

  • Woolworth Building

    1913

    The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.

  • Winston Churchill

    1953

    Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

  • United Nations Emergency Force

    1957

    Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.

  • Francisco Caamaño

    1965

    Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño, overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch.

  • William Westmoreland

    1967

    Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily."

  • Dawda Jawara

    1970

    The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President.

  • Iran hostage crisis

    1980

    Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.

  • History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi

    2004

    The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction.

  • Pope Benedict XVI

    2005

    Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.

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