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Today In History - October 24th by okon11: 12:13pm On Oct 24, 2014 |
69 AD – Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus, the commander of the Danube armies, loyal to Vespasian, defeat the forces of Emperor Vitellius. 1147 – After a siege of 4 months crusader knights led by Afonso Henriques reconquered Lisbon. 1260 – The Cathedral of Chartres is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France; the cathedral is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 1260 – Saif ad-Din Qutuz, Mamluk sultan of Egypt, is assassinated by Baibars, who seizes power for himself. 1360 – The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War. 1590 – John White, the governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the "lost" colonists. 1648 – The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War. 1795 – Partitions of Poland: The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is completely divided among Austria, Prussia, and Russia. 1812 – Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow. 1851 – William Lassell, discovers the moons Umbriel, and Ariel, orbiting Uranus. 1857 – Sheffield F.C., the world's oldest association football club still in operation, is founded in Sheffield, England. 1861 – The First Transcontinental Telegraph line across the United States is completed, spelling the end for the 18-month-old Pony Express. 1901 – Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls, in a barrel. 1911 – Orville Wright, remains in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a Wright Glider, at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. 1912 – First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory. 1917 – Battle of Caporetto; Italy suffers a catastrophic defeat by the forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany on the Austro-Italian front of World War I (lasts until 19 November - also called Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo). 1926 – Harry Houdini's last performance, which is at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. 1929 – "Black Thursday" stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange. 1930 – A bloodless coup d'état in Brazil ousts Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, the last President of the First Republic. Getúlio Dornelles Vargas is then installed as "provisional president." 1931 – The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic. 1943 – The Provisional Government of Free India formally declared war on Britain and the United States of America. 1944 – World War II: The Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku and the battleship Musashi are sunk by American aircraft in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. 1945 – Founding of the United Nations. 1946 – A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of earth from outer space. 1947 – Walt Disney testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be communists. 1949 – The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters is laid. 1954 – Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam. 1957 – The USAF starts the X-20 Dyna-Soar program. 1960 – Nedelin catastrophe: An R-16 ballistic missile explodes on the launch pad at the Soviet Union's Baikonur Cosmodrome space facility, killing over Source: http://www..com.ng/index.php/more-news/odd-news-reports/item/738-today-in-history-october-24th |
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