On this day …
March 24, 2017
- In 1603, James VI of Scotland became James I of England upon the death of Elizabeth I.
- In 1707, the Acts of Union were signed, officially uniting the kingdoms of England and Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- In 1882, Robert Koch announced he had discovered the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
- In 1958, rock ‘n’ roll star Elvis Presley was drafted into the U.S. Army.
- In 1989, the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska’s Prince William Sound, leading to the spillage of nearly 11 million gallons of oil.
- In 2008, Bhutan became a democracy with its first ever general election.
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