CoM Moderators Posted April 24 Posted April 24 1942 - 2nd night Exeter bombed by German Luftwaffe 1950 - US President Harry Truman denies there are communists in the US government 1950 - Jordan formally annexes the West Bank 1954 - Australia and USSR break diplomatic relations 1959 - WICD TV channel 15 in Champaign, IL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1982 - 150 Khomeini followers assault student dormitory in West Germany 1993 - Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by George Branham 1994 - NY Rangers sweep NY Islanders in NHL playoffs 2005 - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and takes the name Pope Benedict XVI 2024 - Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Fräulein Lieser", previously though lost, sells for a record Austrian auction price of 30 million euros More Historical Events »
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