TOP TEN LISTS
Today in History
Thursday, 24 September 2026
2008
The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at {{convert|1389|ft|m}}, at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level.
2005
Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating Beaumont, Texas and portions of southwestern Louisiana.
1996
U.S. President Bill Clinton signs the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
1990
Periodic Great White Spot is observed on Saturn.
1988
National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and various others to help fight against dictatorship in Myanmar.
1979
Compu-Serve launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service.
1973
Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
1968
''60 Minutes'' debuts on CBS.
Swaziland joins the United Nations.
1962
United States court of appeals orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith.
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