The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Shkodër, putting down the Albanian Revolt of 1910. The **Ottoman Empire** was one of the largest and longest-lasting…
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24 July 1567
Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and be replaced by her one-year-old son James VI. Mary, Queen of Scots, abdicated the Scottish throne…
24 July 1411
Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place. The Battle of Harlaw, fought on July 24, 1411, was a significant conflict…
24 July 1969
Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean. The Apollo 11 mission was a historic spaceflight conducted by NASA, the United States’ space agency….
24 July 2013
A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers.
24 July 1977
End of a four-day-long Libyan–Egyptian War. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan%E2%80%93Egyptian_War’]
24 July 1977
The four-day-long Libyan–Egyptian War ends. On July 21, 1977, there were the first gun battles between troops on the border, followed by land and air…
24 July 1977
The end of a four day Libyan Egyptian War. The Libyan–Egyptian War was a short border war between Libya and Egypt in July 1977. On…