Mar 24
1801 British capture the island of St. Martin
1862 Siege of Ft. Macon, N.C. begins
1863 Union attempt to get at Vicksburg by using Black Bayou is stopped
1878 HMS Eurydice sinks, killing 317
1903 George Dewey Commisioned "Admiral of the Navy"
1927
Nanjing Incident
1944 "The Great Escape" from Stalag Luft III
1999 NATO intervienes in the Kosovo War with air raids.