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Tuesday, 24 March 2026

2008

Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election.

2003

The Arab League votes 21-1 in favor of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of U.S. and British soldiers from Iraq.

2000

S&P 500 index reaches an intraday high of 1,552.87, a peak that, due to the collapse of the dot-com bubble, it will not reach again for another seven-and-a-half years.

1999

Kosovo War: NATO commences air bombardment against Yugoslavia, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.

1998

Jonesboro massacre: Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden, aged 11 and 13 respectively, fire upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas; five people are killed and ten are wounded.

A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India killing 250 people and injuring 3000 others.

1993

Discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.

1989

Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the ''Exxon Valdez'' spills 240,000 barrels (42,000 m³) of petroleum after running aground.

1986

The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites.

1980

Archbishop Óscar Romero is killed while celebrating Mass in San Salvador.

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