What happend on 24th May

23.05
25.05
1981

First International Women's Day for Disarmament

1980

The International Court of Justice calls for the release of United States embassy hostages in Tehran.

1976

London to Washington, DC Concorde service begins.

1974

After a nine-year run, the Dean Martin Show airs for the last time.

1968

FLQ separatists bomb the U.S. consulate in Quebec City.

1968

Students set fire to the Paris bourse.

1962

American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule.

1961

American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus.

1958

United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service.

1956

In Lugano, Switzerland, Lys Assia wins the first Eurovision Song Contest for Switzerland singing "Refrain".