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March 26, 2024

On March 26, 2024, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses following a collision between the MV Dali container ship and one of the bridge's support pillars, killing six people. The year's #1 song was "Lose Control" by Teddy Swims. Moo Deng, Moo Deng, Moo Deng would arrive in the same year.

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2024 (MMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.

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On March 26, 2024

  1. 2024 The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses following a collision between the MV Dali container ship and one of the bridge's support pillars, killing six people.

    Bridge in Maryland, U.S. (1977–2024)

    The Francis Scott Key Bridge was a highway bridge that crossed the lower Patapsco River and outer Baltimore Harbor/Port. It was opened on March 23, 1977, to carry the Baltimore Beltway between Dundalk and Hawkins Point.

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Died on March 26, 2024

Esther Coopersmith American diplomat (1930–2024)

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