What happend on 24th March

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25.03
2003

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

2002

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney returns from the Middle East and begins a propaganda campaign against Iraq's Saddam Hussein saying, "This is a man of great evil, as the President said. And he is actively pursuing nuclear weapons at this time."

2001

Apple Computer releases Mac OS X.

1999

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

1998

Jonesboro massacre: In Jonesboro, Arkansas, two boys (aged 11 and 13 years) fire upon students at Westside Middle School; four students and one teacher are killed and 10 injured.

1989

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

1980

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

1976

Argentina's military forces depose president Isabel Perón.

1973

Rock band Pink Floyd releases Dark Side of the Moon, which will go on to become one of the most influential and commercially successful albums of all-time.

1973

Kenyan track runner Kip Keino defeats Jim Ryun at the first-ever professional track meet in Los Angeles, sanctioned by the International Track Association.