On this day in 2025 - 4/24/2025
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1184 BCE: The traditional date for the fall of Troy, according to calculations by Eratosthenes, marking the end of the Trojan War as described in Greek mythology.
1479 BCE: Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, becoming one of its greatest pharaohs, known for his military campaigns and expansion of the empire.
1800: The U.S. Library of Congress is established in Washington, D.C., with an initial appropriation of $5,000, becoming the world's largest library over time.
1915: The Armenian Genocide begins with the arrest and deportation of Armenian intellectuals in Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire, leading to the deaths of up to 1.5 million Armenians.
1916: The Easter Rising begins in Dublin, Ireland, as Irish republicans revolt against British rule, a pivotal moment in Ireland’s struggle for independence.
1957: The Suez Canal reopens after being closed during the Suez Crisis, restoring a critical global trade route.
1967: Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies during the Soyuz 1 mission, becoming the first human to die during a spaceflight when his parachute fails to deploy.
1990: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched into orbit by the Space Shuttle Discovery, revolutionizing astronomy with its unprecedented images of the universe.
2005: Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as Pope Benedict XVI, succeeding Pope John Paul II.
2013: A building collapse in Savar, Bangladesh, kills over 1,100 people, mostly garment workers, highlighting unsafe working conditions in the global textile industry.
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