Historical events that took place on the 24th
of July
1870: The 1st trans-United State rail service
began
1886: China took possession of the British
protectorate of Burma
1900: 2 policemen were killed in a race riot
in New Orleans
1915: 852 people were killed after an
excursion ship capsized in Lake Michigan
1941: The entire Jewish population in Grodz,
Lithuania was executed
1961: A United States’ commercial plane was
hijacked
1976: John Naber became the 1st
person to swim the 200m backstroke under 2 minutes
1981: Mohammed Ali Rajai was elected as the
president of Iran
2011: Plans were announced to begin drilling
for oil off the coast of Libya
2011: Over half of the country of Peru
entered a state of emergency as a result of unusually cold weather
2012: John Dramani Mahama, the Vice President
of Ghana became the President after President John Atta Mills died
2014: Amazon Inc. announced its 2nd
highest loss on record ($126 million)
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