On This Day in History - August 24 |
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| What Happened On This Day In History - August 24 |
1979 August 24
1979-08-24
Mount Vesuvius erupts, buries Pompeii and Herculaneum, 15,000 die
1993 August 24
1993-08-24
Mars Observer comes closest to Mars
1995 August 24
1995-08-24
The Windows 95 computer operating system was released by Microsoft.
2006 August 24
2006-08-24
Pluto is demoted to a dwarf planet
