Today In History - October 24th

jchima14 · 2014-10-24T15:29:04+00:00

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. See more at: eReporter

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