Quick glance of 24 March in the pages of History

March 24: Here are the major events that occurred on 24 March….

• 24 March, 1663:  The ‘Province Of Carolina’, which is now the American state of South Carolina, came into existence on March 24, 1663. The province was actually a piece of land granted by the monarch Charles II to an association of eight men of English descent known as ‘The Lords Proprietors’ back then.
• 24 March, 1854: This day in 1854 came as a relief for the slaves in Venezuela, when its former President General José Gregorio Monagas banned slavery. Even after the abolition of this evil, about 24,000 slaves were still left in Venezuela.
• 24 March, 1882: World TB Day commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes TB. World Tuberculosis Day, observed on 24 March each year, is designed to build public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis and efforts to eliminate the disease. In 2012, 8.6 million people fell ill with TB, and 1.3 million died from the disease, mostly in low and middle-income countries.
• 24 March, 1946: The Arrival Of The Cabinet Mission.The Indian independence movement culminated when the Cabinet Mission from England arrived in New Delhi, India on 24th March 1946, to make a crucial decision regarding the nation’s administration. The British authorities moved out of the Indian subcontinent a year later and paved the way for an all Indian government.
• 24 March, 1972: The United Kingdom Imposes Direct Rule Over Northern Ireland. Sticking to its colonialist policies, the United Kingdom declared that it would govern North Ireland from its center in Westminster on March 24, 1972. This rule of governance dissolved on 08th May 2007 when the ‘St. Andrews Agreement’ restored North Ireland’s assembly.
• 24 March, 1993: Comet ‘Shoemaker–Levy 9’ Discovered. ‘Shoemaker-Levy9’ was the first comet to make headlines all over after it was noticed that the celestial body revolved around Jupiter. It was discovered by M. Shoemaker and David Levy on this eventful day of 1993.
• 24 March, 2008: It was a day of great prominence for the citizens of Bhutan. The country’s first National Assembly elections were held on this date. The two parties who contested for the elections, were ‘Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party’ and the ‘All People’s Party’.