Queen Elizabeth I of England died, marking the end of the Tudor dynasty and the beginning of the Stuart era with the accession of King James VI of Scotland as James I of England.
In History, Today on March 24
Today we explore events from the year 1603 to the year 2018. Events span the globe, from the countries of Iraq, Bhutan, France, Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Argentina, England, United States, Yugoslavia.
1603
Richmond, England
1721
Cöthen, Germany
Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated the Brandenburg Concertos to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt.
1832
Hiram, United States
The Mormon founder Joseph Smith was tarred and feathered in Hiram, Ohio.
1837
Toronto, Canada
Canada gave African Canadian men the right to vote, a significant step towards racial equality in the country's electoral process.
1882
Berlin, Germany
German scientist Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
1944
Sagan, Germany
The Great Escape: 76 Allied prisoners of war broke out of Stalag Luft III, a German POW camp, during World War II.
1976
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A military coup in Argentina led by Jorge Rafael Videla ousted President Isabel Perón, beginning a period of dictatorship known as the National Reorganization Process.
1989
Prince William Sound, United States
The Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck a reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil in one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history.
1999
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
NATO launched air strikes against Yugoslavia, marking the beginning of the Kosovo War intervention.
2001
Cupertino, United States
Apple Inc. released the Mac OS X operating system, marking a significant shift in the company's software strategy.
2003
Baghdad, Iraq
The United States launched Operation Iraqi Freedom, marking the beginning of the Iraq War, with a coalition of forces invading Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein's regime.
2008
Thimphu, Bhutan
Bhutan held its first-ever general elections, transitioning from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy.
2015
Prads-Haute-Bléone, France
Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board. The crash was deliberately caused by the co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz.
2016
The Hague, Netherlands
Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić was found guilty of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and sentenced to 40 years in prison.
2018
Washington, D.C., United States
The March for Our Lives, a student-led demonstration in support of tighter gun control, took place in Washington, D.C., and in cities across the United States.