Page 8: Historical Events In December - 25
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
2007 An overcrowded suspension bridge collapsed near Nepalgunj, Nepal. At least 15 people are dead, with 100 to 200 missing 

2007 Queen Elizabeth II broadcasts her 50th televised Royal Christmas Message to the Commonwealth 

2012 27 people are killed after an Antonov An-72 plane crashes near Shymkent, Kazakhstan. 

2019 20 people are killed and thousands are left homeless by Typhoon Phanfone in the Philippines 

2021 NASA, ESA, the Canadian Space Agency and the Space Telescope Science Institute launch the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor of the Hubble Space Telescope. 

2024 Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, an Embraer ERJ-190AR, crashes in Kazakhstan. Twenty-nine out of the 67 on board survive the crash. 

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