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August 24: Independence Day in Ukraine (1991)
- 79 – The volcano Mount Vesuvius (artist's depiction) erupted, burying the towns of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae in Italy.
- 1572 – The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, a wave of Catholic mob violence against the Huguenots, began, lasting for several months and resulting in an estimated tens of thousands deaths across France.
- 1821 – The Treaty of Córdoba was signed in Córdoba, Veracruz, ratifying the Plan of Iguala and concluding Mexico's War of Independence from Spain.
- 1853 – In Saratoga Springs, New York, American chef George Crum prepared the first potato chips / crisps after he got fed up with a customer who kept on complaining that his fried potatoes were too thick and soggy.
- 1942 – World War II: The United States aircraft carrier Saratoga sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons near Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands, helping to lead to an Allied powers victory.