On This Day - March 24th

Submitted by Syrext on March 24, 2025

On This Day 📜 - March 24th

Featured Event:

Exxon Valdez Alaskan oil spill (1989) 🛢️

On this day in 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground, spilling some 11 million gallons (41 million litres) of oil into Prince William Sound in Alaska and creating the largest oil spill in U.S. history up to that time.

Other Events:

1958: Elvis Presley joins the U.S. Army 🪖

1999: "The Matrix" film written and directed by The Wachowskis and starring Keanu Reeves premieres. 📽️

2002: Film stars Denzel Washington and Halle Berry became the second and third African Americans to win Academy Awards for performances in leading roles. 🏅

2008: Bhutan held elections for the National Assembly, thereby completing the country's transition to a democracy. 🇧🇹

Holidays:

Day of Remembrance 🇦🇷

National Tree Planting Day 🇺🇬

World Tuberculosis Day 🌎

Featured Birthdays:

1874: Harry Houdini 🇺🇸 (Magician)

1965: The Undertaker 🇺🇸 (Wrestler)

1973: Jim Parsons 🇺🇸 (Actor)

1976: Peyton Manning 🇺🇸 (NFL Player)

Featured Deaths:

1603: Elizabeth I 🇬🇧 (Queen)