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What happened in history on this day: March 24?
On March 24 in ...
- 1720 - Financial crisis for banks of Paris, France, as the Mississippi Bubble bursts.
- 1777 - Benjamin Franklin negotiates a loan for the United States government with French officials.
- 1809 - Farmers Exchange Bank of Glocester, Rhode Island becomes first US bank to fail.
- 1828 - Philadelphia and Columbia Railway (first state owned) authorized.
- 1860 - Clipper Andrew Jackson arrives in San Francisco, 89 days out of New York.
- 1868 - Metropolitan Life Insurance Company forms.
- 1880 - Tobacco Growers' Mutual Insurance Company incorporates in Connecticut, USA.
- 1883 - First telephone call between New York and Chicago.
- 1887 - Oscar Straus is appointed ambassador from US to Turkey.
- 1894 - 37 miners are killed at Franklin, Washington, USA.
- 1920 - First US coast guard air station established (Morehead City, North Carolina).
- 1930 - First religious services telecast in US (W2XBS, New York City, New York).
- 1932 - First US radio broadcast from a moving train (Belle Baker, WABC from Maryland).
- 1937 - Bus blows a tire, loses control, kills 18 (Salem, Illinois).
- 1937 - National Gallery of Art established by US Congress.
- 1945 - (1000 hours) Operation Varsity begins, as 134 American and British gliders cross the Rhine River, landing paratroops in Wesel, Germany.
- 1945 - US minesweepers reach Kerama Retto, South coast of Okinawa.
- 1947 - US Congress proposes two-term limitation on the Presidency.
- 1947 - John D Rockefeller Junior donates New York City East River site to the United Nations.
- 1949 - Walter and John Huston become first father-and-son team to win Oscars (actor and director of Treasure of Sierra Madre).
- 1953 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1958 - Rock-n-roll artist Elvis Presley is sworn in as an Army private in Memphis, Tennessee.
- 1960 - US appeals court rules D.H. Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterly's Lover not obscene.
- 1964 - The U.S. Mint releases the President John Kennedy half dollar coins to circulation.
- 1965 - US Ranger 9 strikes Moon, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of crater Alphonsus.
- 1966 - US Selective Service announces college deferments based on performance.
- 1967 - University of Michigan holds first "Teach-in" after bombing of North Vietnam.
- 1972 - The old San Francisco Mint is declared a historic landmark.
- 1982 - US submarine Jacksonville collides with a Turkish freighter near Virginia.
- 1983 - The redesigned 1984 model Corvette sports car goes on sale in California, USA.
- 1985 - Golden Raspberry Awards presented to parody Oscar Awards (Bolero wins).
- 1986 - NASA publishes Strategy for Safely Returning the Space Shuttle to Flight Status.
- 1986 - US and Libya clash in Gulf of Sidra.
- 1989 - In Alaska's Prince William Sound, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker spills 38.1 million litres of crude oil after running aground, spreading more than 160km, polluting more than 1120km of coastline.
- 1991 - 11th Golden Raspberry Awards: Ford Fairlane and Ghosts Can't Do It win.
- 1992 - First Belgian in the space, Dirk Frimout on Atlantis Space Shuttle STS-45 (Atlantis 11) launches into space.
- 1994 - F-16 collides with C-130 Hercules above air force base in North Carolina, 120 die.
- 1996 - 16th Golden Raspberry Awards: Showgirls wins.
- 1997 - 69th Academy Awards: The English Patient, Tom Cruise and Frances McDormand win.
- 2004 - The European Competition Commission labels Microsoft an abusive monopolist. The Commission says Microsoft must offer European computer makers two versions of Windows, with and without Windows Media Player, must share technical information on server software with rivals, and must pay a US$613 million fine.
- 2008 - In Iowa City, Iowa, USA, former bank executive Steven Sueppel, facing trial for embezzlement, beats to death his wife Sheryl Sueppel and the couple's four adopted children, then kills himself by ramming his car into a highway sign post.
- 2020 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average ends the day up 11.4% from the previous day.
- 2023 - A tornado with winds of 166mph hits Rolling Fork, Mississippi, killing 25 people.
Births on March 24
- 1887 - Birth of Roscoe Arbuckle AKA Fatty Arbuckle in Smith Center, Kansas, USA; actor (Keystone comedies).
- 1893 - Birth of George Harold Sisler AKA Gorgeous George in Manchester, Ohio, USA; pitcher/first base (Saint Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Boston Braves), 257 hits in 1920 (record until 2004), 0.420 batting average in 1922, American League MVP (1922), Baseball Hall of Fame (1939).
- 1895 - Birth of Sid Saylor in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Wally - Waterfront).
- 1901 - Birth of Ubbe Iwwerks AKA Ub Uwerks in Missouri, USA; formed Iwerks-Disney commercial art business with Walt Disney, chief animator of Laugh-o-Gram Films (1922), Disney Brothers Cartoon Studios, worked on Alice Comedies, first to draw Mickey Mouse, pioneered Silly Symphonies, head of research and development in 1940s and special effects in movies, technocal expertise in Disneyland attractions, named a Disney legend in 1989.
- 1902 - Birth of Thomas E Dewey in Ohio, USA; Presidential candidate 1944, 1948 (Republican).
- 1910 - Birth of Richard Conte in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; actor (Four Just Men, 13 Rue Madeleine, Hotel, Jean Arthur Show).
- 1920 - Birth of Gene Nelson [Berg] in Seattle, Washington, USA; actor (Tea For Two, Oklahoma).
- 1923 - Birth of Murray Hamilton in Washington, North Carolina, USA; actor (Rich Man Poor Man).
- 1924 - Birth of Norman Fell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Mr Roper - Three's Company, The End, Graduate).
- 1928 - Birth of Byron "Yanks" Janis in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA; pianist (NBC Symphony Orchestra).
- 1930 - Birth of Kenneth Nelson in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA; actor (Henry Aldrich - Aldrich Family).
- 1930 - Birth of Steve McQueen in Slater, Missouri, USA; actor (Wanted, Dead or Alive, The Blob, Bullitt).
- 1931 - Birth of Connie Hines; American actress (Mr. Ed) (dies 2009).
- 1940 - Birth of Bob Mackie in Monterey Park, California, USA; designer (Barbra Streisand, Cher).
- 1951 - Birth of Kenneth S Reightler Junior in Patuxent, Maryland, USA; Commander US Navy/astronaut (STS 48, 60).
- 1951 - Birth of Pat Bradley in Westford, Massachusetts, USA; LPGA golfer (1981 US Women's Open).
- 1954 - Birth of Donna Pescow in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Angie, Out of this World, Rainbow).
- 1954 - Birth of Robert Carradine in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Slim - The Cowboys, Wavelength).
- 1957 - Birth of Scott J Horowitz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; PhD/Captain US Air Force/astronaut (STS 75, 82).
- 1960 - Birth of Kelly LeBrock in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Weird Science, Woman in Red).
- 1961 - Birth of James T Gallagher Junior in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA; PGA golfer (1990 Greater Milwaukee).
- 1962 - Birth of Penny Hammel in Decatur, Illinois, USA; LPGA golfer (Jamie Farr Toledo-1985, 1989).
- 1965 - Birth of Angela Zuckerman in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; speed skater (Olympics-1994).
- 1967 - Birth of Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel in Florida, USA; tennis player (Virginia Slims of Arkansas 1987).
- 1967 - Birth of Richard Gillam in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; pairs skater (and Erin Moorad).
- 1969 - Birth of Yoko Zetterlund in San Francisco, California, USA; volleyball setter (Olympics-bronze-1992, 1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Lara Flynn Boyle in Davenport, Iowa, USA; actress (The Practice, The Temp, Twin Peaks).
- 1970 - Birth of Shannon Lemora in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; 1.5km runner.
- 1973 - Birth of Chip McCaw in Chicago, Illinois, USA; volleyball setter (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Josh Lakatos in Pasadena, California, USA; trap shooter (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Philippe Boucher in Saint Apollinaire, California, USA; NHL defense (Los Angeles Kings, Olympics-Gold-1998).
- 1975 - Birth of Debbie Keller in Winfield, Illinois, USA; soccer forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Danielle Garrett in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania; soccer forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Olivia Burnette in San Clemente, California; actress (Torkelsons).
- 1980 - Birth of Luke Edwards in Nevada City, California; actor (Newsie).
Deaths on March 24
- 1882 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, US poet (Song of Hiawatha), dies at age 75.
- 1982 - Ace Goodman, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at age 83 in Kansas City, Missouri.
- 1984 - Sam Jaffe, American actor (Dr Zorba - Ben Casey), dies of cancer at age 93 (born 1891).
- 1993 - John Hersey, American Pulitzer prize-winning author (Hiroshima), dies at age 78 (born 1914).
- 1997 - Roberto Sanchez Vilella, the second democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico, dies at age 84.
- 2008 - Richard Widmark, actor (Tommy Udo - Kiss of Death), dies in Roxbury, Connecticut, USA, at age 93.
- 2008 - In Iowa City, Iowa, USA, former bank executive Steven Sueppel, facing trial for embezzlement, beats to death his wife Sheryl Sueppel and the couple's four adopted children, then kills himself by ramming his car into a highway sign post.
- 2009 - Death of George Kell, third baseman (Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Baseball Hall of Fame), in his sleep at age 86 in Swifton, Arkansas.
- 2010 - Hollywood actor Robert Culp (Kelly Robinson - I Spy, Bill Maxwell - The Greatest American Hero, Everybody Loves Raymond) dies at age 79.
- 2023 - Death of Gordon Moore at age 94; American transistor maker (Shockley Laboratories, Fairchild Semiconductor).
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