Historical Events In March - 24
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1920 On this day in history 1st US coast guard air station established (Morehead City NC)
1920 On this day in history gene Nelson, [Berg], Seattle Wash, actor (Tea For 2, Oklahoma)
1921 On this day in history deodat de Severac, composer, dies at 48
1922 Grand National at Aintree sees only 3 horses out of 32 starters finish on March - 24.
1923 In China a 7.3 earthquake resulted in 5,000 dead. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes on this day in history.
1923 Greece becomes a republic on March - 24.
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 On this day in history the Beehive in the Hague opens 1st escalator in Netherlands
1927 On March - 24 cuban chess champion, Jose Capablanca wins 33-day Grand Chess Tournie
1927 On this day in history dutch first Chamber condemns Belgian &Netherlands' Wielingen Treaty
1927 On March - 24 cuban chess champ, Jose Capablanca wins 33-day Grand Chess Tournie
1930 On March - 24 planet Pluto named
1930 The birth of Steve McQueen, American actor on this day in history.
1930 1st religious services telecast in US (W2XBS NYC) on March - 24.
1932 1st US radio broadcast from a moving train (Belle Baker WABC from MD) on this day in history.
1932 George Robert Canning, cricketer (the 4th Lord Harris), dies on March - 24.
1933 On this day in history peter I Island incorporated as a Norwegian dependency
1934 On March - 24 uS declares the Philippines to become independent in 1945
1935 Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour goes national on NBC Radio Network on this day in history.
1936 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1937 National Gallery of Art established by Congress on March - 24.
1937 Bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem Illinois) on March - 24.
1941 On March - 24 british troops defeat British Somalia
1941 German troops occupy El Agheila Libya on March - 24.
1941 On this day in history glenn Miller begins work on his first movie for 20th Century Fox
1944 76 Allied officers escape Stalag Luft 3 (Great Escape) later made into a movie on this day in history.
1944 On March - 24 811 British bombers attack Berlin
1944 In occupied Rome, Nazis executed more than 300 civilians on this day in history.
1944 76 Allied officers escape Stalag Luft 3 (Great Escape) on March - 24.
1945 150 bombers fly from Italy to bomb Berlin on this day in history.
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