Historical timeline for September 24

NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth.

At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.

The Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt.

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing at least 327 people.

The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance.

South African Airlink Flight 8911 crashes near Durban International Airport in Durban, South Africa, killing the captain and injuring the rest of the crew.

Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa.

Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years.

Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.

Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.

The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king.

Southwest Face expedition members become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces, instead of using a ridge route.

Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.

Japan Airlines Flight 472 lands at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India, overrunning the runway and resulting in 11 injuries.

USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched.

TAI Flight 307 crashes during takeoff from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, killing 55 people.

President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.

AEC Routemaster, the iconic London bus was introduced.

The Cochabamba–Santa Cruz highway connecting western and eastern Bolivia is inaugurated.

The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada.