On this day — March 24

Mississippi, causing mass destruction.

The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and Syrian National Army (SNA) take full control of Afrin District, marking the end of the Afrin offensive.

killing all 150 people on board.

with its first ever general election.

marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.

creating an inferno that kills 39 people.

aged 11 and 13 respectively, open fire upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas; five people are killed and ten are wounded.

killing 250 people and injuring 3,000 others.

the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil after running aground.