What happened on March 24? Today in history
Many important events took place in the world and in Turkey on March 24. Here are some of the events that occurred on this day in history...
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March 24 is a day that has witnessed many important events in history.
Here are some notable events that took place on this date:
1923: Mustafa Kemal Pasha appeared on the cover of Time magazine.
1938: The Savarona, purchased as the presidential yacht, had the Turkish flag hoisted in a ceremony at the Port of Southampton in England. Brought to Istanbul on June 1, the Savarona anchored in front of Dolmabahçe. Atatürk toured the yacht and conducted an inspection.
2020: The Summer Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In addition to these events, other important developments that occurred on March 24 include:
1394: Tamerlane occupied Diyarbakır.
1721: Johann Sebastian Bach presented his 6 concertos, which he wrote for Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg and were later called the Brandenburg Concertos.
1882: Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacterium mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes tuberculosis.