In History, Today on July 24

French explorer Jacques Cartier lands in Canada, claiming it for France.

Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate in favor of her one-year-old son, James VI.

Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac establishes Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, which later becomes Detroit, Michigan.

Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Utah's Valley of the Great Salt Lake.

American explorer Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca site in Peru.

The Treaty of Lausanne is signed, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey.

Apollo 11 safely returns to Earth, completing the first manned mission to the Moon.

The Quiet Earthquake, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake, occurs in the Philippines.

Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the former Tsar of Bulgaria, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, marking a significant political event as he became the first former monarch in history to regain political power through democratic elections.

Lance Armstrong won his seventh consecutive Tour de France, a record at the time, although these titles were later stripped due to doping charges.

A tragic stampede occurred at the Love Parade music festival in Duisburg, Germany, resulting in 21 deaths and over 500 injuries. The incident raised significant concerns about crowd control and safety at large events.

A high-speed train derailed in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, killing 79 people and injuring over 140, marking one of the worst rail disasters in Spanish history.

Boris Johnson officially became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Theresa May. His leadership marked a new phase in the Brexit negotiations and British politics.