March 24 in history: Bhutan's first democratic elections, Canada's extension of voting rights to black citizens, and more
| Updated: Mar 24, 2021, 10:41 AM IST
Here's what happened today in history
1837
Canada gives its black citizens the right to vote
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1882
Robert Koch discovers bacterium responsible for tuberculosis
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1965
NASA's Ranger 9 crashes into moon during live broadcast
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1989
Exxon Valdez runs aground, spills 11-million-gallon oil in Gulf of Alaska
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2008
Bhutan holds its first democratic elections