On This Day in History
Discover key historical events within the Genesis range (1950–2049) that occurred on this calendar day, and claim their commemorative registry plaques.
January 24
7 historical milestones registered between 1950 and 2049
A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress carrying two Mark 39 nuclear weapons broke up in mid-air near Goldsboro, North Carolina; one bomb was recovered intact, the other disintegrated.
Wikipedia: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launched Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese army and the Viet Cong.
Wikipedia: Vietnam War
Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was found in the jungles of Guam, where he had been hiding since the end of World War II.
Wikipedia: Shoichi Yokoi
Spanish transition to democracy: Neo-fascists attacked an office in Madrid, killing five people and injuring four others.
Wikipedia: Spanish transition to democracy
The Soviet nuclear-powered satellite Kosmos 954 burned up during atmospheric reentry, scattering radioactive debris across Canada's Northwest Territories.
Wikipedia: Nuclear power
About 20,000 protestors marched in a civil rights demonstration in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States.
Wikipedia: 1987 Forsyth County protestsJapan launched the Hiten spacecraft (pictured), the first lunar probe launched by a country other than the Soviet Union or the United States.
Wikipedia: Hiten (spacecraft)