On This Day: More than 1,300 died after the British cruiser Hood was sunk by the Nazis in 1941

Following are some of the major events to have occurred on May 24:1930 - Amy Johnson landed her Gypsy Moth plane at Darwin in northern Australia, the first woman to fly solo from England.1941 - The British cruiser Hood was sunk by the German battleship Bismarck in World War Two. More than 1,300 died

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