9 History Lessons + 7 Births & 6 Deaths for March 24, 2025
Today’s History:
- 1882 – German scientist Robert Koch announces the discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus, paving the way for future treatments.
- 1921 – The first international women’s sports event, the Women’s Olympiad, begins in Monte Carlo.
- 1976 – Argentine President Isabel Perón is deposed in a military coup, leading to a period of dictatorship.
- 1989 – The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs aground in Alaska’s Prince William Sound, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil in one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history.
- 1999 – NATO launches airstrikes against Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War, marking the first time the alliance attacks a sovereign country without UN approval.
- 2002 – Halle Berry becomes the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in “Monster’s Ball.”
- 2015 – Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board; the crash is later determined to be a deliberate act by the co-pilot.
- 2016 – Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić is convicted of genocide and war crimes, receiving a life sentence.
- 2020 – China’s Hubei province, the initial epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, reports no new coronavirus cases for the first time.
Today’s Birthdays:
- 1963 – Star Jones, American lawyer and television personality, known for co-hosting “The View” (62).
- 1965 – The Undertaker (Mark Calaway), American professional wrestler renowned for his career in WWE (59).
- 1971 – Peter Jacobson, American actor recognized for his role in the TV series “House” (54).
- 1971 – Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress known for her roles in “Twin Peaks” and “The Practice” (54).
- 1973 – Jim Parsons, American actor best known for portraying Sheldon Cooper in “The Big Bang Theory” (52).
- 1976 – Peyton Manning, American former NFL quarterback, two-time Super Bowl champion, and five-time MVP (49).
- 1981 – Jessica Chastain, American actress acclaimed for her roles in films like “Zero Dark Thirty” and “The Help” (44).
Today’s Deaths:
- 1603 – Elizabeth I, Queen of England who established the Protestant Church of England and defeated the Spanish Armada (age 69).
- 1882 – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet known for works like “Paul Revere’s Ride” and “The Song of Hiawatha” (age 75).
- 1905 – Jules Verne, French novelist famed for adventure novels such as “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” (age 77).
- 1953 – Mary of Teck, Queen consort of the United Kingdom as the wife of King George V (age 85).
- 1980 – Óscar Romero, Salvadoran archbishop and human rights advocate, assassinated during mass (age 62).
- 2016 – Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and writer known for “The Larry Sanders Show” (age 66).
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