August 24
Tuesday 24, 2004:
Two airliners in Russia, carrying a total of 89 passengers, crash within minutes of each other after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow, leaving no survivors. Authorities suspect suicide attacks by rebels from the breakaway republic of Chechnya to be the cause of the crashes.
Friday 24, 1979:
In Central Park, New York a concert is given by cars.
Wednesday 24, 1932:
Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
Saturday 24, 1929:
Turkey and Persia sign a friendship treaty.
Monday 24, 1914:
World War I: German troops capture Namur.
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