Historical Events For May - 24

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  On this day in history u S President Kennedy asks the nation to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade  

1962  M Scott Carpenter aboard Aurora 7 launched into earth orbit on May - 24.  

1963  On May - 24 the first Lockheed A-12 to crash, CIA pilot Ken Collins ejects safely  

1963  Elmore James, blues guitarist, dies at 45 of a heart attack on May - 24.  

1964  18th Tony Awards Luther & Hello Dolly win on this day in history.  

1964  Beatles' 3rd appearance on Ed Sullivan on May - 24.  

1964  On this day in history panic in Lima Peru soccer stadium, kills 300  

1964  18th Tony Awards: Luther & Hello Dolly win on this day in history.  

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1965  Supreme Court declares federal law allowing post office to intercept communist propaganda is unconstitutional on May - 24.  

1966  On May - 24 "Mame" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 1508 performances  

1968  On this day in history haiti closes down shortwave station 4VEH for 40 days  

1968  On this day in history mick Jagger & Marianne Faithfull arrested for drug possession  

1968  On this day in history president De Gaulle proposes referendum & students set fire to Paris bourse  

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  On May - 24 beatles' "Get Back" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks  

1969  The birth of Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader on May - 24.  

1969  Mitzi Green, actress (Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer), dies at 48 on May - 24.  

1970  Peter Queen quits Fleetwood Mac to join a religious cult on this day in history.  

1971  A commuter bus plunges into Panama Canal, killing 38 of 43 aboard on this day in history.  

1972  Glasgow Rangers wins 12th Europe Cup II at Barcelona on this day in history.  

1972  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on May - 24.  

1972  Asta Nielsen, actress (Joyless Street), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1974  Dean Martin Show, last airs on NBC-TV on this day in history.  

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 May - 24.  

1976  On this day in history the first commercial SST flight to North America (Concorde to Washington DC)  

1976  Henk Lankhorst, pacifist/Dutch MP (PSP), dies at 62 on May - 24.  

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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1522  On May - 24 birth of john Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)  

1544  William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism) was born on this day in history.  

1605  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church was born on May - 24.  

1610  Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer was born on May - 24.  

1616  On this day in history birth of john Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682)  

1619  Philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter was born on this day in history.  

1650  John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist was born on this day in history.  

1671  On this day in history birth of gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737)  

1144  Petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies on May - 24.  

1153  On this day in history david I, King of Scotland, dies  

1351  Death of Abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297) on May - 24.  

1408  On this day in history death of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335)  

1425  On May - 24 death of murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362)  

1456  On this day in history death of ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396)  

1543  Nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland on this day in history.  

1612  On this day in history robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48