May 24 in History

  2000

Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon

starts   1958

Batista’s offensive against Castro

  1943

German naval command abandons attacks on North Atlantic convoys

  1940

Germans trap British and allies at Dunkirk

ends   1934

Peru occupies Leticia

  1918

British land in Murmansk

  1913

Imamate of Oman asserts independence

starts   1900

British invade and annex South African Republic

starts   1898

British obtain Weihaiwei

  1866

Allies repel Paraguayan attack at Tuyutí

starts   1860

Over 20,000 volunteers depart northern Italy for Sicily

ends   1814

Papal States restored

ends   442

Eastern Romans send expedition to Sicily*

starts   410

Constantine III intervenes in Italy in support of Honorius*

  409

Gerontius declares Maximus emperor in Hispaniae*

starts   408

Uldin’s Huns seize Castra Martis; eventually driven back*

starts   406

Radagaisus unsuccessfully besieges Florence*

ends   361

Alemanni revolt; crushed by Julian*

ends   337

Constantine rules Roman Empire

starts   267

Aksumites unsuccessfully invade Himyar*