Page 9: Historical Events In May - 24
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1979 On this day in history billy Martin issues a public apology to Reno sportswriter Ray Hagar
1979 On May - 24 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
1979 Jan Arvan, actor (Red Skelton Show, Zorro), dies on May - 24.
1980 On this day in history "Rock Lobster" by B-52's hits #56
1980 On May - 24 iran rejects a call by the World Court in The Hague to release the American hostages
1980 On this day in history stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 2
1980 On May - 24 stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 2
1981 Bobby Unser wins, loses, & wins a controversial Indianapolis 500 on May - 24.
1981 On this day in history hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain
1981 On this day in history george Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83
1983 On May - 24 fred Sinowatz succeeds Bruno Kreisky as chancellor of Austria
1983 On this day in history supreme Court rules government can deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminated against students
1983 On May - 24 the Brooklyn Bridge, linking the New York boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan, opens to traffic
1985 "View to a Kill" premieres in US on this day in history.
1985 On May - 24 cyclone hits Bangladesh; about 10,000 die
1986 On May - 24 country Singer Garth Brooks marries Sandy Mahl
1986 Margaret Thatcher becomes first British PM to visit Israel on May - 24.
1986 On this day in history reginald Huffstetler treds water for 985 hours
1986 Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames, 4 games to 1 on this day in history.
1986 Gunnar Bjornstrand, actor (7th Seal, Devil's Eye), dies at 76 on May - 24.
1986 On this day in history stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames, 4 games to 1
1987 On this day in history al Unser Sr, 47, wins his 4th Indianapolis 500
1987 Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold, actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at 89 on May - 24.
1988 On this day in history john Moschitta set record for fast talking 586 words per minute
1988 Porntip Nakhirunkanok, 19, of Thailand, crowned 37th Miss Universe on May - 24.
1988 On this day in history power outage in Boston Garden in NHL's Stanley Cup finals
1988 James "Hamish" Hamilton, Brit publisher (Salinger/Mitford), dies at 87 on May - 24.
1988 On May - 24 john Moschitta set record for fast talking: 586 words per minute
1989 "Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade" premieres on May - 24.
1989 AC Milan wins 34th Europe Cup 1 at Barcelona on May - 24.
1989 French war criminal Paul Touvier arrested in monastery in Nice on May - 24.
1989 NHL's New York Rangers fire general manager & coach Phil Esposito on May - 24.
1989 Weird Al Yankovic records his UHF soundtrack on this day in history.
1989 Herwig Hensen [Flor Mielants], Flemish dramatist/poet, dies at 72 on this day in history.
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