Captain Rosemary B. Mariner (1953 ─ 2019), the first woman to command an operational naval aviation squadron, on 12 July 1990.
On This Day: What happened on 24 January?
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.
Captain Rosemary B. Mariner (1953 ─ 2019), the first woman to command an operational naval aviation squadron, on 12 July 1990.
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 24 January, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 24 JANUARY
2011 | On this day, Officials confirmed that at least 35 people killed and 180 others injured in a bomb attack at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport.
2003 | On this day nineteen years ago, the Department of Homeland Security of the U.S began operations. Its creation marked the greatest stage of reorganisation by the federal government in the five decades since the creation of the Department of Defence after the Second World War.
1989 | Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, with more than 30 known victims, was executed by an electric chair at Florida State Prison.
1946 | The UN General Assembly approved its first resolution to create a United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
2010 | American actor, Pernell Roberts, 82.
2007 | Ecuadorian academic and politician, Guadalupe Larriva
2017 American drummer, Butch Trucks, 70.
1988 | German-Danish mathematician and academic, Werner Fenchel, 83.
2019 | American pilot, Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner, 66.
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BIRTHDAYS
1968 | Spanish cyclist, Fernando Escartín.
1930 | Iranian-Persian painter and academic, Mahmoud Farshchian.
1944 | American science fiction screenwriter and author, David Gerrold.
1975 | Swiss triathlonist, Reto Hug.
1961 | German-American actress and producer, Nastassja Kinski.
SPORTS
1912 | Wolves’ second-biggest FA Cup victory was recorded on this day against Watford on 24th January 1912, knocking out a non-league team 10-0 in a first-round replay.
ENTERTAINMENT
2011 | The film named “The sound of my voice” shot in California was released in the United States.
AFRICA FACT
During the Rwandan genocide in which 800 000 people were killed, an unofficial militia group called Interhamwe (co-attackers) was formed after being encouraged by the president’s bodyguards.
