August 24, 1961 in History

Event:

Former nazi leader Johannes Vorster becomes South Africa's minister of justice (if the shoe fits...)





More Notable Events on August 24:
1969 Peru nationalizes U.S. oil interests
1949 NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, goes into effect
1912 Territory of Alaska organizes
1909 Workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal
1891 Thomas Edison patents motion picture camera
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