Page 8: Historical Events In May - 24
Thursday, 03 July 2025
1961 27 Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson MS on this day in history.
1961 Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit on this day in history.
1961 U S President Kennedy asks the nation to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade on May - 24.
1962 On this day in history m Scott Carpenter aboard Aurora 7 launched into earth orbit
1963 The first Lockheed A-12 to crash, CIA pilot Ken Collins ejects safely on this day in history.
1963 On this day in history elmore James, blues guitarist, dies at 45 of a heart attack
1964 18th Tony Awards Luther & Hello Dolly win on this day in history.
1964 On this day in history beatles' 3rd appearance on Ed Sullivan
1964 Panic in Lima Peru soccer stadium, kills 300 on this day in history.
1964 18th Tony Awards: Luther & Hello Dolly win on this day in history.
1965 On May - 24 supreme Court declares federal law allowing post office to intercept communist propaganda is unconstitutional
1966 "Mame" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 1508 performances on this day in history.
1968 Haiti closes down shortwave station 4VEH for 40 days on May - 24.
1968 Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithfull arrested for drug possession on May - 24.
1968 President De Gaulle proposes referendum & students set fire to Paris bourse on May - 24.
1968 On this day in history the Gateway Arch, located in St Louis, Missouri, is dedicated
1968 Bernard Rogers, composer (Warrior, Passion), dies at 75 on this day in history.
1969 Beatles' "Get Back" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks on this day in history.
1969 On May - 24 the birth of Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader
1969 On May - 24 mitzi Green, actress (Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer), dies at 48
1970 On May - 24 peter Queen quits Fleetwood Mac to join a religious cult
1971 On May - 24 a commuter bus plunges into Panama Canal, killing 38 of 43 aboard
1972 On May - 24 glasgow Rangers wins 12th Europe Cup II at Barcelona
1972 On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1972 Asta Nielsen, actress (Joyless Street), dies at 88 on May - 24.
1974 Dean Martin Show, last airs on NBC-TV on May - 24.
1974 Duke Ellington, blues singer, dies of cancer at 75 on May - 24.
1975 On May - 24 dutch Government of De Uyl decides to obtain some F-16's
1975 On May - 24 soyuz 18B carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 4
1976 Muhammad Ali TKOs Richard Dunn in 5 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.
1976 The first commercial SST flight to North America (Concorde to Washington DC) on this day in history.
1976 On this day in history henk Lankhorst, pacifist/Dutch MP (PSP), dies at 62
1977 USSR President Podgorny resigns on this day in history.
1978 Dutch Investment bill (WIR) law goes into effect on May - 24.
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