July 24 in history: • 1920 – Franco-Syrian War: At the Battle of Maysalun, forces of the Arab Kingdom of Syria were defeated by a French army moving to occupy the territory allocated to them by the San Remo conference. → go there • 1948 – Australia set a world record for the highest successful run-chase in Test cricket history during the Fourth Test of the Ashes series against England. → go there • 1974 – The Metapolitefsi period began with Konstantinos Karamanlis (pictured) taking office as Prime Minister of Greece after the collapse of the military junta. → go there • 1987 – Iran–Iraq War: In opposition to the American plan to protect Kuwaiti tankers, Iran laid mines and damaged the SS Bridgeton, resulting in a propaganda victory for Iran. → go there • 2014 – Air Algérie Flight 5017 disappeared from radar shortly after take-off from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; its wreckage was found the following day in Mali with no survivors. → go there Died 946: Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid Wiki link Died 1851: Matooskie Wiki link Born 1989: Eko Yuli Irawan Wiki link Born 1998: Bindi Irwin Wiki link Pictured: Konstantinos Karamanlis.