24 May

May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 221 days remain until the end of the year.

We have some interesting facts & historic events all about May 24^th, including areas in religion, crime, health and more.

Keep reading for more interesting facts about May 24^th in history!

Global Celebrations

World Schizophrenia Day
National Escargot Day
National Brothers Day
International Tiara Day

Historic Events

What Happened On This Day – May 24

2001: 23 die in the Jerusalem wedding hall disaster

Hundreds of wedding guests fell two stories deep when a portion of the third floor collapsed. The tragedy was Israel’s worst civil disaster.

1970: Engineers begin drilling the world’s deepest hole

The Kola Superdeep Borehole had reached the unsurpassed depth of 12,262 meters (40,230 feet) before the project was abandoned due to a lack of funding.

1956: The first Eurovision Song Contest is held

Lys Assia won the first edition for Switzerland. The ESC is a major song contest in Europe and one of the world’s longest-running TV programs. It is held in a different country each year.

1930: Amy Johnson flies solo from England to Australia

The English aviatrix was the first woman to achieve this feat. Her 18,000 km (11,000 mi) flight aboard a de Havilland Gypsy Moth aircraft took her from Croydon, U.K. to Darwin, Australia in 19 days.

1830: Mary had a little lamb is published

Sarah Josepha Hale’s poem is one of the best-known English language nursery rhymes.

1986: A Soviet army crew clears off the highly radioactive debris from the roof of reactor 3 at Chernobyl Nuclear Facility within a time limit of 90 seconds. The extreme levels of radiation, nearly 40 times the lethal dose, restricted each crew to only one use. 1986