On this day: First close-up picture of Planet Mercury in 1974

Following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 24: 1905 – Jules Verne, the French novelist who wrote “Around the World in Eighty Days”, died. 1974 – First close-up picture of Planet Mercury. 1980 – Archbishop Oscar Romero was shot dead by right-wing hit squads while preparing for mass in San […]

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