|
|---|
| Birthday August 24, 1591 Robert Herrick, English poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) |
| Birthday August 24, 1816 Sir Daniel Gooch, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables |
| Birthday August 24, 1828 Confederate General George Steuart is born |
| Birthday August 24, 1872 Max Beerbohm, writer |
| Birthday August 24, 1886 William Francis Gibbs, naval architect, designed Liberty ships |
| Birthday August 24, 1898 Albert Claude, Belgian physician (Nobel 1974) |
| Birthday August 24, 1899 Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine writer of fiction & essays |
| Birthday August 24, 1902 Fernand Braudel, French historian |
| Birthday August 24, 1936 A.S. Byatt, author of Possession, is born |
| Birthday August 24, 1956 Gerry Cooney, boxer |
| History August 24, 0079 Mt. Vesuvius erupts; Pompeii & Herculaneum are buried |
| History August 24, 1572 King Charles IX orders massacre of thousands of French Protestants |
| History August 24, 1572 Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre |
| History August 24, 1583 St. Bartholomew's Day |
| History August 24, 1776 General Lee recognizes Georgia's value |
| History August 24, 1814 British sack Washington DC White House burned |
| History August 24, 1814 British capture and burn Washington |
| History August 24, 1814 British troops set fire to the White House |
| History August 24, 1821 Spain accepts Mexican independence |
| History August 24, 1869 the waffle iron is invented |
| History August 24, 1873 Elusive Mount of the Holy Cross photographed |
| History August 24, 1875 Captain Webb swims English Channel |
| History August 24, 1909 Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal |
| History August 24, 1912 Territory of Alaska organized |
| History August 24, 1914 Poet Alan Seeger volunteers in French army |
| History August 24, 1932 1st transcontinental non-stop flight by a woman AE Putnam |
| History August 24, 1942 Brave volunteers save the day in the Battle of the East Solomon Islands |
| History August 24, 1949 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) established |
| History August 24, 1950 1st US Negro delegate to United Nations appointed - ES Sampson |
| History August 24, 1954 Congress passes Communist Control Act |
| History August 24, 1956 1st non-stop transcontinental helicopter flight arrived Wash DC |
| History August 24, 1958 Maria Teresa de Filippis races in Portuguese Grand Prix |
| History August 24, 1960 temp. drops to -88ø (-127ø F) at Vostok Antarctica (world record) |
| History August 24, 1963 Washington changes policy on support for President Diem |
| History August 24, 1964 2nd Mayor's Trophy Game Yanks beat Mets 6-4 |
| History August 24, 1969 U.S. unit refuses commander's order |
| History August 24, 1970 B-52s conduct heavy raids along the DMZ |
| History August 24, 1972 8th Mayor's Trophy Game Yanks beat Mets 2-1 |
| History August 24, 1974 Paul Anka has a #1 hit with (You're) Having My Baby |
| History August 24, 1976 Soyuz 21 returns to Earth |
| History August 24, 1979 Eruption of Mount Vesuvius begins |
| History August 24, 1981 John Lennon’s killer sentenced |
| History August 24, 1982 A Wall Street scheme is hatched |
| History August 24, 1989 Voyager 2 flies past Neptune |
| History August 24, 2012 Killer in Norway massacre is sentenced |