On This Day for March 24 - Exxon Valdez Alaskan oil spill, Elizabeth I is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. March 24 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Elizabeth I READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1989 Exxon Valdez Alaskan oil spill READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2016: Serbian politician Radovan Karadžić was found guilty of committing war crimes, including genocide, during the civil war that followed Bosnia and Herzegovina's split from Yugoslavia in 1992; he was sentenced to 40 years in prison. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about European history.] 2008: Bhutan held elections for the National Assembly, thereby completing the country's transition to a democracy. [Test your knowledge of Asia.] 2002: Film stars Denzel Washington and Halle Berry became the second and third African Americans to win Academy Awards for performances in leading roles. [Take our Oscars quiz.] 1999: A fire began in the Mont Blanc Tunnel , a major Alpine automotive tunnel connecting France and Italy; it took two days to put out the blaze, and 39 people were killed. 1976: American professional gridiron football player Peyton Manning, one of the game's premier quarterbacks, was born. [How much do you know about American football?] 1887: American comedian and director Fatty Arbuckle, whose successful career was halted by the first of the major Hollywood scandals, was born. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about movies.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1976 Peyton Manning American football player 1930 Steve McQueen American actor 1874 Harry Houdini American magician 1956 Steven Ballmer American businessman 1834 William Morris British artist and author 1887 Roscoe Arbuckle American actor and director SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help