Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
March 24
| 1208 | King John of England opposes Innocent III on his nomination for archbishop of Canterbury. | |
| 1603 | Queen Elizabeth I dies which will bring into power James VI of Scotland. | |
| 1663 | Charles II of England awards lands known as Carolina in North America to eight members of the nobility who assisted in his restoration. | |
| 1664 | In London, Roger Williams is granted a charter to colonize Rhode Island. | |
| 1720 | The banking houses of Paris close in the wake of financial crisis. | |
| 1721 | In Germany, the supremely talented Johann Sebastian Bach publishes the Six Brandenburg Concertos. | |
| 1765 | Britain passes the Quartering Act, requiring the colonies to house 10,000 British troops in public and private buildings. | |
| 1862 | Abolitionist Wendell Phillips speaks to a crowd about emancipation in Cincinnati, Ohio and is pelted by eggs. | |
| 1900 | Mayor Van Wyck of New York breaks ground for the New York subway tunnel that will link Manhattan and Brooklyn. | |
| 1904 | Vice Admiral Togo sinks seven Russian ships as the Japanese strengthen their blockade of Port Arthur. | |
| 1927 | Chinese Communists seize Nanking and break with Chiang Kai-shek over the Nationalist goals. | |
| 1938 | The United States asks that all powers help refugees fleeing from the Nazis. | |
| 1944 | The Gestapo rounds up innocent Italians in Rome and shoot them to death in reprisal for a bomb attack that killed 33 German policemen. | |
| 1947 | Congress proposes limiting the presidency to two terms. | |
| 1951 | General Douglas MacArthur threatens the Chinese with an extension of the Korean War if the proposed truce is not accepted. | |
| 1954 | Great Britain opens trade talks with Hungary. | |
| 1955 | Tennessee Williams' play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opens at the Morosco Theatre in New York City. | |
| 1958 | Elvis Presley trades in his guitar for a rifle and Army fatigues. | |
| 1965 | The Freedom Marchers, citizens for civil rights, reach Montgomery, Alabama. | |
| 1967 | Viet Cong ambush a truck convoy in South Vietnam damaging 82 of the 121 trucks. | |
| 1972 | Great Britain imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland. | |
| 1985 | Thousands demonstrate in Madrid against the NATO presence in Spain. | |
| 1989 | The Exxon Valdez oil tanker spills 240,000 barrels of oil in Alaska's Prince William Sound. | |
| 1999 | NATO planes, including stealth aircraft, attack Serbian forces in Kosovo. | |
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Born on March 24 |
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| 1755 | Rufus King, framer of the U.S. Constitution. | |
| 1834 | William Morris, English craftsman, poet and socialist. | |
| 1855 | Andrew Mellon, U.S. financier and philanthropist. | |
| 1874 | Harry Houdini, magician, escape artist. | |
| 1886 | Edward Weston, photographer. | |
| 1893 | George Sisler, baseball player. | |
| 1895 | Arthur Murray, American dancer who founded dance schools. | |
| 1902 | Thomas E. Dewey, New York governor. | |
| 1903 | Adolf Butenandt, biochemist. | |
| 1919 | Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 'beat' poet. | |
| 1926 | Dario Fo, Italian actor and playwright. | |
| 1941 | Joseph H. Taylor, Jr., radio astronomer and physicist. | |
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