All Events

Historical Events on March 24

  • Canada

    1837

    Canada gives African Canadian men the right to vote.

  • Venezuela

    1854

    Slavery is abolished in Venezuela.

  • Georgia (country)

    1907

    The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.

  • United States Congress

    1934

    United States Congress passes the Tydings-McDuffie Act, allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing commonwealth.

  • World War II

    1944

    World War II: In an event later dramatized in the movie The Great Escape, 76 Allied prisoners of war begin breaking out of the German camp Stalag Luft III.

  • Elvis Presley

    1958

    Rock 'n' roll teen idol Elvis Presley is drafted in the U.S. Army.

  • Kenya

    1973

    Kenyan athlete Kip Keino defeats Jim Ryun at the first-ever professional track meet in Los Angeles.

  • Argentina

    1976

    In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a 7-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process.

  • Kosovo War

    1999

    Kosovo war: NATO began attacks on Yugoslavia without United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approval, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.

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