August 24 in history: • 1643 – A Dutch expedition (depicted) arrived at the mouth of the Valdivia River, in present-day Chile, to establish a new colony in the ruins of the abandoned Spanish settlement of Valdivia. → go there • 1814 – War of 1812: British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to various U.S. government buildings, including the White House. → go there • 1942 – World War II: At the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, bombers from the U.S. aircraft carrier Saratoga sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō near Santa Isabel Island, contributing to an Allied victory. → go there • 1992 – Hurricane Andrew, the third-most intense Category 5 cyclone to impact the United States in the 20th century, made landfall in southern Florida. → go there Born 1977: John Green Wiki link Died 2021: Charlie Watts Wiki link Died 2025: Verónica Echegui Wiki link Pictured: Dutch expedition to Valdivia.