What happened on March 24? Today in history

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.

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