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Wednesday, 24 June 2026

2010

John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon, in the longest match in tennis history.

2007

The Angora Fire starts near South Lake Tahoe, California, destroying over 200 structures in its first 48 hours.

2004

In New York state, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional.

2002

The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history.

1994

A United States Air Force B-52 aircraft crashes at Fairchild Air Force Base killing all four members of its crew.

1993

Yale computer science professor Dr. David Gelernter loses his sight in one eye, his hearing in one ear and part of his right hand after receiving a mailbomb from the Unabomber.

1985

STS-51-G Space Shuttle Discovery completes its mission, best remembered for having Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a Payload Specialist.

1982

"The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 9 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines.

1981

The Humber Bridge is opened to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It would be the world's longest single-span suspension bridge for 17 years.

1975

An Eastern Air Lines Boeing 727 crashes at John F. Kennedy Airport, New York. 113 people die.

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