EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE

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TODAY IN HISTORY

May 24

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Day 143 of 2026 | Week 21 | 216 days until Christmas 🎅

HISTORIC EVENTS

1
2022

A mass shooting occurs at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States, resulting in the deaths of 21 people, including 19 children.

2
2019

Twenty-two students die in a fire in Surat (India).

3
2019

Under pressure over her handling of Brexit, British Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation as Leader of the Conservative Party, effective as of June 7.

4
2014

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, injuring 324 people.

5
2014

At least three people are killed in a shooting at Brussels' Jewish Museum of Belgium.

6
2002

Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.

7
2000

Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation.

8
1999

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo.

9
1995

While attempting to return to Leeds Bradford Airport in the United Kingdom, Knight Air Flight 816 crashes in Dunkeswick, North Yorkshire, killing all 12 people on board.

10
1994

Four men are convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993; each one is sentenced to 240 years in prison.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

1976 Olympic gold medalist)

born in Brentwood

1966 Eric Cantona

French footballer and actor (Looking for Eric)

1966 Ricky Craven

American NASCAR driver

1966 Tony Jones

American NFL tackle (Super Bowl 1997

1965 Chris Jorgis

American badminton player (Olympic-92)

1965 Peter Tuiasosopo

American actor (Street Fighter

1965 Shinichirō Watanabe

Japanese anime director (Samurai Champloo)

1964 Adrian Moorhouse

British 100m breaststroker (Olympic gold 1988)

1964 Elizabeth McColgan

British running star (world record 5 km indoor)

1964 Pat Verbeek

Canadian NHL forward

1963 Gene Anthony Ray

American dancer and actor (Fame - "Leroy")

1963 Ivan Capelli

Italian racing driver

1963 Joe Dumars

American Basketball Hall of Fame guard (Detroit Pistons; 6-time NBA All-Star)

1963 Kathy Leander

Swiss pop singer

1963 Ken Flach

American tennis player (Wimbledon doubles 1987

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