What happend on 24th October

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25.10
2005

Cream begins a series of three shows at Madison Square Garden. These shows are similar to the reunion shows held in May at the Royal Albert Hall.

2004

A plane carrying ten members of the NASCAR Hendrick Motorsports team crashes en route to the race held at Martinsville Speedway. There were no survivors.

2003

Concorde makes its last commercial flight, bringing the era of airliner supersonic transport to a close, at least for the time being.

2002

Police arrest spree killers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, ending the Beltway sniper attacks in the area around Washington, DC.

1998

Tropical Storm Mitch reaches hurricane strength.

1998

Launch of Deep Space 1 comet/asteroid mission

1992

The Toronto Blue Jays become the first non-US team to win the World Series. This is also known as the first real "World" Series.

1989

Televangelist Jim Bakker is sentenced to 45 years in prison and a 500,000 USD fine for defrauding investors of 3.7 million USD.

1980

Government of Poland legalizes Solidarity trade union

1973

Yom Kippur War ends