On This Day March 24th

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March 24 is the Eighty–third Day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 282 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

1199 – King Richard I of England is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting in France, leading to his death on April 6.

1603 – James VI of Scotland is proclaimed King James I of England and Ireland upon the death of Elizabeth I.

1721 – Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046–1051.

1765 – Great Britain passes the Quartering Act, which requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops.

1882 – Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.

1900 – Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" linking Manhattan and Brooklyn.

1946 – A British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership.

1989 – In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil after running aground

1999 – A lorry carrying margarine and flour catches fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel, creating an inferno that kills 38 people.

 

Birthdays

1693 – John Harrison, an English carpenter and clockmaker, invented the Marine chronometer (d. 1776)

1834 – John Wesley Powell, American soldier, geologist, and explorer (d. 1902)

1886 – Edward Weston, American photographer (d. 1958)

1901 – Ub Iwerks, American animator, director, and producer, co-created Mickey Mouse (d. 1971)

1951 – the American fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger founded the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation.

1976 – Peyton Manning, American football player and entrepreneur.

 

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Holidays And Observance

Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday marks Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem, where people welcomed him by laying down palm fronds and their cloaks on the ground. Some accounts mention Jesus waving palm fronds as he passed by. The people shouted "Hosanna!" which means "God saves" or "Save now," and saw Jesus as the king of the city, aware of his miracles. This Day also fulfills the prophecy of Prophet Zachariah about the Messiah bringing glad tidings to Jerusalem.

Riding symbolizes peace and victory, with the palm representing these ideals, while Jesus' choice of riding a donkey symbolizes peace rather than hostility. This Day, also known as Passion Sunday, is followed by other significant days like Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.

Many people celebrate Palm Sunday by visiting churches, reenacting Jesus' entrance, and cherishing palm fronds, considered sacred and later used in ash form on Ash Wednesday.

 

 

Others Include.

International Day for Achievers

International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims

National Cheesesteak Day

National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day

National Cocktail Day

Passion Sunday

World Tuberculosis Day

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