Birthday July 24, 1783 Sim¢n Bol¡var, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule.
Birthday July 24, 1802 Alexandre Dumas, pre French author.
Birthday July 24, 1870 Fred. Law Olmsted Jr
Birthday July 24, 1895 Robert Graves, British poet, historical novelist (I, Claudius).
Birthday July 24, 1898 Amelia Earhart, into the wild blue yonder
Birthday July 24, 1920 Bella Abzug, (D-NY-Rep)
Birthday July 24, 1932 William Ruckelshaus, head of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Birthday July 24, 1934 Willie Davis, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns, Green Bay).
Birthday July 24, 1935 Adnan Khashnoggi
Birthday July 24, 1936 Ruth Buzzi, in RI (Laugh-in)
Birthday July 24, 1939 Bob Lilly, NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys).
Birthday July 24, 1942 Chris Sarandon
Birthday July 24, 1951 Lynda Carter, Pheonix Az, Miss USA (Wonder Woman)
Birthday July 24, 1978 Billy Martin resigns as Yankee manager after 'the one is a born liar the other a convicted one' comment about Steinbrenner & Jackson
History July 24, 1567 Mary Queen of Scots deposed
History July 24, 1673 Edmund Halley enters Queen's College Oxford as an undergraduate.
History July 24, 1701 French make 1st landing at site of Detroit.
History July 24, 1704 Great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain
History July 24, 1776 Hancock scolds Schuyler
History July 24, 1832 Bonneville leads first wagon crossing of South Pass
History July 24, 1847 Mormon leader Brigham Young & followers arrive at Salt Lake City Ut
History July 24, 1847 Mormons settle Salt Lake Valley
History July 24, 1862 Martin Van Buren 8th pres dies in Kinderhook N.Y.
History July 24, 1864 Battle of Kernstown, Virginia
History July 24, 1866 Tennessee becomes 1st Confederate state readmitted to Union.
History July 24, 1901 O. Henry is released from prison
History July 24, 1908 Sultan of Turkey restores constitution at demand of Young Turk rebels
History July 24, 1915 Hundreds drown in Eastland disaster
History July 24, 1925 Scopes guilty of teaching evolution in a Tn HS fined $100 & costs
History July 24, 1929 Pres Hoover proclaims Kellogg-Briand Pact which renounced war
History July 24, 1937 Alabama drops charges against 5 blacks accused of rape in Scottsboro
History July 24, 1943 Operation Gomorrah is launched
History July 24, 1946 US detonates atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll
History July 24, 1952 Pres Truman announced a settlement in a 53-day steel strike.
History July 24, 1959 Nixon debates Khrushchev at a fair in Moscow
History July 24, 1959 VP Nixon argued with Khrushchev known as the `Kitchen Debate'
History July 24, 1959 Nixon and Khrushchev have a kitchen debate
History July 24, 1965 North Vietnam increases air defense capabilities
History July 24, 1967 Charles de Gaulle says 'Vive le Quebec libre! Long live free Quebec!'
History July 24, 1969 Kennedy's goal accomplished
History July 24, 1969 Apollo 11 returns to Earth
History July 24, 1975 Apollo 18 returns to Earth
History July 24, 1982 Eye Of The Tiger from Rocky III tops the U.S. pop charts
History July 24, 1984 A nine-year-old's murder puts an innocent man in jail
History July 24, 1998 Saving Private Ryan opens in theaters
History July 24, 1998 Bidding starts on South Korea's Kia Motors Corp.
History July 24, 2005 Lance Armstrong wins seventh Tour de France
July 24, 1783 Sim¢n Bol¡var, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule.
July 24, 1802 Alexandre Dumas, pre French author.
July 24, 1870 Fred. Law Olmsted Jr
July 24, 1895 Robert Graves, British poet, historical novelist (I, Claudius).
July 24, 1898 Amelia Earhart, into the wild blue yonder
July 24, 1920 Bella Abzug, (D-NY-Rep)
July 24, 1932 William Ruckelshaus, head of the Environmental Protection Agency.
July 24, 1934 Willie Davis, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns, Green Bay).
July 24, 1935 Adnan Khashnoggi
July 24, 1936 Ruth Buzzi, in RI (Laugh-in)
July 24, 1939 Bob Lilly, NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys).
July 24, 1942 Chris Sarandon
July 24, 1951 Lynda Carter, Pheonix Az, Miss USA (Wonder Woman)
July 24, 1978 Billy Martin resigns as Yankee manager after 'the one is a born liar the other a convicted one' comment about Steinbrenner & Jackson
July 24, 1567 Mary Queen of Scots deposed
July 24, 1673 Edmund Halley enters Queen's College Oxford as an undergraduate.
July 24, 1701 French make 1st landing at site of Detroit.
July 24, 1704 Great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain
July 24, 1776 Hancock scolds Schuyler
July 24, 1832 Bonneville leads first wagon crossing of South Pass
July 24, 1847 Mormon leader Brigham Young & followers arrive at Salt Lake City Ut
July 24, 1847 Mormons settle Salt Lake Valley
July 24, 1862 Martin Van Buren 8th pres dies in Kinderhook N.Y.
July 24, 1864 Battle of Kernstown, Virginia
July 24, 1866 Tennessee becomes 1st Confederate state readmitted to Union.
July 24, 1901 O. Henry is released from prison
July 24, 1908 Sultan of Turkey restores constitution at demand of Young Turk rebels
July 24, 1915 Hundreds drown in Eastland disaster
July 24, 1925 Scopes guilty of teaching evolution in a Tn HS fined $100 & costs
July 24, 1929 Pres Hoover proclaims Kellogg-Briand Pact which renounced war
July 24, 1937 Alabama drops charges against 5 blacks accused of rape in Scottsboro
July 24, 1943 Operation Gomorrah is launched
July 24, 1946 US detonates atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll
July 24, 1952 Pres Truman announced a settlement in a 53-day steel strike.
July 24, 1959 Nixon debates Khrushchev at a fair in Moscow
July 24, 1959 VP Nixon argued with Khrushchev known as the `Kitchen Debate'
July 24, 1959 Nixon and Khrushchev have a kitchen debate
July 24, 1965 North Vietnam increases air defense capabilities
July 24, 1967 Charles de Gaulle says 'Vive le Quebec libre! Long live free Quebec!'
July 24, 1969 Kennedy's goal accomplished
July 24, 1969 Apollo 11 returns to Earth
July 24, 1975 Apollo 18 returns to Earth
July 24, 1982 Eye Of The Tiger from Rocky III tops the U.S. pop charts
July 24, 1984 A nine-year-old's murder puts an innocent man in jail
July 24, 1998 Saving Private Ryan opens in theaters
July 24, 1998 Bidding starts on South Korea's Kia Motors Corp.
July 24, 2005 Lance Armstrong wins seventh Tour de France