1. On March 24, 1938, the Nehalem River flooded, causing extensive damage to the town of Nehalem and killing one person. This flood was one of the worst in the history of the town.

2. March 24, 1868 marked the date that the United States Congress passed the Oregon-Idaho Act, which created the Idaho Territory out of the eastern portion of the Oregon Territory.

3. In 1902, the State of Oregon passed a law that prohibited the sale or consumption of alcohol. The law went into effect on March 24, making Oregon the first state to have a statewide prohibition on alcohol.

4. On March 24, 1997, a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall was dedicated in Eugene, Oregon. The wall, which is half the size of the original in Washington D.C., travels around the country to allow people who cannot make the journey to D.C. to pay their respects to those who served in the Vietnam War.

5. In 2018, Oregon became the first state in the nation to pass legislation that requires employers to provide predictable scheduling for hourly workers. The law, which went into effect on July 1, 2018, was the result of efforts by labor advocates who argued that unpredictable schedules made it difficult for workers to plan their lives and maintain stable incomes.