History Timeline Quiz for July 1, 2024
Play the archived history timeline quiz from July 1, 2024. Review the events, place them in order, and compare your chronology skills with previous daily challenges.
Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat.
Near-Earth asteroid **** MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
Siege of Damascus: The Rashidun Arabs under Khalid ibn al-Walid capture Damascus from the Byzantine Empire.
Historical events from the July 1, 2024 quiz
This archived daily quiz includes the events below.
- 1Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat.
- 2Near-Earth asteroid **** MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
- 3Siege of Damascus: The Rashidun Arabs under Khalid ibn al-Walid capture Damascus from the Byzantine Empire.
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