What happened on August 24th in Middle-earth?
Thorin's Company is captured by the Wood Elves and thrown in their dungeons. Bilbo puts on his Ring and escapes.
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Sources:
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
The Atlas of Middle-earth by Karen Wynn Fondstad
Unfinished Tales by JRR Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien
The History of the Hobbit, edited by John D Rateliff
Artwork by Jon Hodgson