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September 24

 * 1942 - World War II: Franz Halder is dismissed as Chief of the General Staff of the Oberkommando des Heeres.
 * 1944 - World War II: the U.S. Army 45th Infantry Division takes the strongly defended city of Epinal before crossing the Moselle River and entering the western foothills of the Vosges.
 * 1996 - The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty is opened to signatories, and is immediately signed by 71 states.