Page 5: Historical Events In March - 24
Sunday, 02 November 2025
1920 1st US coast guard air station established (Morehead City NC) on March - 24. 

1920 Gene Nelson, [Berg], Seattle Wash, actor (Tea For 2, Oklahoma) on this day in history. 

1921 On this day in history deodat de Severac, composer, dies at 48 

1922 On March - 24 grand National at Aintree sees only 3 horses out of 32 starters finish 

1923 In China a 7.3 earthquake resulted in 5,000 dead. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes on March - 24. 

1923 Greece becomes a republic on this day in history. 

1924 Greece becomes a republic on March - 24. 

1925 KSL-AM in Salt Lake City UT begins radio transmissions on March - 24. 

1926 On this day in history the Beehive in the Hague opens first escalator in Netherlands 

1926 The first Safeway's Supermarket opens in Maryland, USA on this day in history. 

1926 The Beehive in the Hague opens 1st escalator in Netherlands on this day in history. 

1927 Cuban chess champion, Jose Capablanca wins 33-day Grand Chess Tournie on this day in history. 

1927 Dutch first Chamber condemns Belgian &Netherlands' Wielingen Treaty on this day in history. 

1927 Cuban chess champ, Jose Capablanca wins 33-day Grand Chess Tournie on March - 24. 

1930 Planet Pluto named on March - 24. 

1930 On this day in history the birth of Steve McQueen, American actor 

1930 On this day in history 1st religious services telecast in US (W2XBS NYC) 

1932 On this day in history 1st US radio broadcast from a moving train (Belle Baker WABC from MD) 

1932 On this day in history george Robert Canning, cricketer (the 4th Lord Harris), dies 

1933 On this day in history peter I Island incorporated as a Norwegian dependency 

1934 US declares the Philippines to become independent in 1945 on this day in history. 

1935 Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour goes national on NBC Radio Network on March - 24. 

1936 On March - 24 red Wings beat Montreal Maroons in 16 mins & 30 seconds of 6th period Stanley Cup game lasts 9 periods (176 mins), ends 1-0 

1937 Bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem IL) on March - 24. 

1937 National Gallery of Art established by Congress on this day in history. 

1937 Bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem Illinois) on this day in history. 

1941 British troops defeat British Somalia on this day in history. 

1941 German troops occupy El Agheila Libya on this day in history. 

1941 On March - 24 glenn Miller begins work on his first movie for 20th Century Fox 

1944 On this day in history 76 Allied officers escape Stalag Luft 3 (Great Escape) later made into a movie 

1944 811 British bombers attack Berlin on this day in history. 

1944 In occupied Rome, Nazis executed more than 300 civilians on March - 24. 

1944 76 Allied officers escape Stalag Luft 3 (Great Escape) on March - 24. 

1945 On March - 24 150 bombers fly from Italy to bomb Berlin. 

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