May 24: Independence Day in Eritrea (1993); Aldersgate Day (Methodism)
Brooklyn Bridge
- 1689 – The Act of Toleration became law in England, granting freedom of worship to Nonconformists under certain circumstances, but deliberately excluding Catholics.
- 1883 – New York City opened the Brooklyn Bridge (pictured) – the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time.
- 1956 – The first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland.
- 1976 – In a wine competition in Paris, French judges shocked the wine industry by rating California wines higher than French ones.
- 1991 – The Israel Defense Forces began Operation Solomon, a covert operation to bring Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
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