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March 24

YEAR 2026

OpenAI announces that their flagship Sora app and API are shutting down.

OpenAI announces that their flagship Sora app and API are shutting down.

YEAR 2024

The 2024 Senegalese presidential election is held following anti-government protests.

The 2024 Senegalese presidential election is held following anti-government protests.

YEAR 2023

An EF4 tornado strikes the towns of Rolling Fork and Silver City, Mississippi, causing mass destruction.

An EF4 tornado strikes the towns of Rolling Fork and Silver City, Mississippi, causing mass destruction.

YEAR 2018

Syrian civil war: The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and Syrian National Army (SNA) take full control of Afrin District, marking the end of the Afrin offe...

Syrian civil war: The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and Syrian National Army (SNA) take full control of Afrin District, marking the end of the Afrin offensive.

YEAR 2018

Students across the United States stage the March for Our Lives demanding gun control in response to the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

Students across the United States stage the March for Our Lives demanding gun control in response to the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

YEAR 2015

Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps in an apparent pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 150 people on board.

Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps in an apparent pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 150 people on board.

YEAR 2008

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

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

YEAR 1999

Kosovo War: NATO begins attacks on Yugoslavia without United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approval, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sove...

Kosovo War: NATO begins attacks on Yugoslavia without United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approval, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.

YEAR 1999

A lorry carrying margarine and flour catches fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel, creating an inferno that kills 39 people.

A lorry carrying margarine and flour catches fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel, creating an inferno that kills 39 people.

YEAR 1998

Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden, aged 11 and 13 respectively, open fire upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas...

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

YEAR 1998

A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India, killing 250 people and injuring 3,000 others.

A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India, killing 250 people and injuring 3,000 others.

YEAR 1998

Dr. Rüdiger Marmulla performs the first computer-assisted Bone Segment Navigation at the University of Regensburg, Germany.

Dr. Rüdiger Marmulla performs the first computer-assisted Bone Segment Navigation at the University of Regensburg, Germany.

YEAR 1992

Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-45.

Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-45.

YEAR 1990

Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War ends with the last ship of Indian Peace Keeping Force leaving Sri Lanka.

Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War ends with the last ship of Indian Peace Keeping Force leaving Sri Lanka.

YEAR 1989

In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil after running aground.

In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil after running aground.

YEAR 1986

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

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

YEAR 1982

Bangladeshi President Abdus Sattar is deposed in a bloodless coup led by Army Chief Lieutenant general Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who suspends the Const...

Bangladeshi President Abdus Sattar is deposed in a bloodless coup led by Army Chief Lieutenant general Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who suspends the Constitution and imposes martial law.

YEAR 1980

El Salvadorian Archbishop Óscar Romero is assassinated while celebrating Mass in San Salvador.

El Salvadorian Archbishop Óscar Romero is assassinated while celebrating Mass in San Salvador.

YEAR 1977

Morarji Desai becomes the prime minister of India, the first prime minister not to belong to Indian National Congress.

Morarji Desai becomes the prime minister of India, the first prime minister not to belong to Indian National Congress.

YEAR 1976

In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a seven-year dictatorial period self-styled...

In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a seven-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process.