1601
Politics
Elizabethan Poor Law establishes parish poor relief system
Passage of the ‘Poor Relief Act’ 1601, creating a lasting framework for English poor relief.
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24March
22 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1603
Politics
Death at Richmond Palace ending Tudor dynasty
Death of Elizabeth I at Richmond Palace, Surrey, aged 69, ending the Tudor dynasty.
View details1603
Politics
Death of Elizabeth at Richmond Palace
Elizabeth died at Richmond Palace, ending the Tudor dynasty and passing the throne to James VI of Scotland as James I of England.
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1855
Literature
Birth of Olive Schreiner
Olive Schreiner was born on 24 March 1855 at the Wittebergen mission station in the Basutoland border region of the Cape Colony, South Africa.
View details1899
Activism
Birth of Dorothy Stratton
Dorothy Stratton was born on March 24, 1899, in Brookfield, Missouri.
View details1899
Activism
Birth of Dorothy C. Stratton
Dorothy Constance Stratton was born in Brookfield, Missouri, later becoming an educator, Coast Guard officer, and federal official.
View details1900
Science
Volunteers for Walter Reed's yellow fever experiments in Havana
On March 24, 1900, Clara Maass signed a consent document and volunteered to be bitten by yellow-fever-infected mosquitoes for Walter Reed's research, for $100 in gold.
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1914
Science
Granted U.S. Patent No. 1,090,925 for Electric Refrigerator Attachment
Parpart and Hiram D. Layman were granted a U.S. patent for a refrigerator attachment using an electrically driven pump to circulate chilled ice water.
View details1938
Arts
Recording of "What a Little Moonlight Can Do"
Records "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" with Teddy Wilson’s orchestra, a defining early hit.
View details1948
Arts
Death of Sigrid Hjertén in Stockholm
Sigrid Hjertén died on March 24, 1948, in Stockholm shortly after undergoing a lobotomy while institutionalized for mental illness.
View details1959
Science
Patent for walker carrier attachment
Patent granted for a walker carrier attachment, helping users to carry items easily.
View details1976
Science
Deposed in military coup and placed under house arrest
Isabel Perón was overthrown by a military coup that installed the National Reorganization Process dictatorship; she was placed under house arrest.
View details1981
Science
GRAMMY win for 'A Perfect Match - Ella And Basie'
Fitzgerald won Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female for 'A Perfect Match - Ella And Basie' on March 24, 1981.
View details1982
Science
GRAMMY win for 'Digital III At Montreux'
Fitzgerald won Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female for 'Digital III At Montreux' on March 24, 1982.
View details1992
Science
Launch of STS-45, first Spacelab Mission to Planet Earth
As Payload Commander, Sullivan launched aboard Atlantis on STS-45, the first Spacelab mission dedicated to studying planet Earth.
View details1996
Aviation
First American woman to live on Mir and first female U.S. astronaut to live on a space station
Lucid transferred to Mir, becoming the first American woman to live on the station and setting new precedents for female astronauts.
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2013
Sports
Rosie Napravnik’s 1,500th career victory
Rosie Napravnik secures her 1,500th career victory on 2013-03-24, underscoring her rise into the top ranks of North American jockeys.
View details2014
Arts
Major retrospective article on Mary Blair’s legacy
HuffPost publishes a major feature on Mary Blair’s legacy, framing her as one of Disney’s most influential female artists.
View details2026
Science
Died in Los Angeles, California
Death of primatologist and conservationist Birutė Galdikas in Los Angeles.
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