{"id":15498,"date":"2023-10-24T01:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundabook.com\/en\/?p=15498"},"modified":"2023-10-17T15:27:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T09:57:14","slug":"history-of-24-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundabook.com\/en\/history-of-24-october\/","title":{"rendered":"History of 24 October"},"content":{"rendered":"

History of 24 October<\/h2>\n

1901<\/strong> – Daredevil Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel. She was 63 years old.<\/p>\n

1929<\/strong> – In the U.S., investors dumped more than 13 million shares on the stock market. The day is known as “Black Tuesday.”<\/p>\n

1931<\/strong> – The upper level of the George Washington Bridge opened for traffic between\u00a0New York\u00a0and\u00a0New Jersey.<\/p>\n

1939<\/strong> – Nylon stockings were sold to the public for the first time in Wilmington,\u00a0DE.<\/p>\n

1940<\/strong> – In the\u00a0U.S., the 40-hour workweek went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.<\/p>\n

1945<\/strong> – The United Nations (UN) was formally established less than a month after the end of World War II. The Charter was ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and by a majority of other signatories.<\/p>\n

1948<\/strong> – The term “cold war” was used for the first time. It was in a speech by Bernard Baruch before the Senate War Investigating Committee.<\/p>\n

1949<\/strong> – The cornerstone for the U.N. Headquarters was laid in New York City.<\/p>\n

1960<\/strong> – All remaining American-owned property in Cuba was nationalized. The process of nationalizing all\u00a0U.S.\u00a0and foreign-owned property in Cuban had begun on August 6, 1960.<\/p>\n

1962<\/strong> – During the Cuban Missile Crisis,\u00a0U.S.\u00a0military forces went on the highest alert in the postwar era in preparation for a possible full-scale war with the Soviet Union. The U.S. blockade of Cuba officially began on this day.<\/p>\n

1969<\/strong> – Richard Burton bought his wife Elizabeth Taylor a 69-carat Cartier diamond ring for $1.5 million. Burton presented the ring to Taylor several days later.<\/p>\n

1986<\/strong> – Britain broke off relations with Syria after a Jordanian was convicted in an attempted bombing. The evidence in the trial led to the belief that Syria was involved in the attack on the Israeli jetliner.<\/p>\n

1992<\/strong> – The Toronto Blue Jays became the first non-U.S. team to win the\u00a0World Series.<\/p>\n

2001<\/strong> – The\u00a0U.S.\u00a0House of Representatives approved legislation that gave police the power to secretly search homes, tap all of a person’s telephone conversation and track people’s use of the Internet.<\/p>\n

2001<\/strong> – The\u00a0U.S.\u00a0stamp “United We Stand” was dedicated.<\/p>\n

2001<\/strong> – NASA’s\u00a02001 Mars Odyssey<\/i>\u00a0spacecraft successfully entered orbit around Mars.<\/p>\n

2002<\/strong> – Microsoft Corp. and Walt Disney Co. announced the release of an upgraded MSN Internet service with Disney content. Disney movies, music, and books<\/p>\n

2003<\/strong> – In London, the last commercial supersonic Concorde flight landed.<\/p>\n

2004<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Arsenal Football Club\u00a0loses to Manchester United, ending a row of unbeaten matches at 49 matches, which is the record in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

2005<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Hurricane Wilma\u00a0makes landfall in Florida, resulting in 35 direct and 26 indirect fatalities and causing $20.6B USD in damage.<\/p>\n

2007<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Change 1, the first satellite in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, is launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.<\/p>\n

2008<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 “Bloody Friday” saw many of the world’s stock exchanges experience the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices.<\/p>\n

2014<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The China National Space Administration launches an experimental lunar mission,\u00a0Change 5-T1, which will loop behind the Moon and return to Earth.<\/p>\n

2015<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A driver\u00a0crashes\u00a0into the Oklahoma State Homecoming parade, killing four people and injuring 34.<\/p>\n

2016<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A French surveillance aircraft flying to Libya\u00a0crashes\u00a0on takeoff in Malta, killing all five people on board.<\/p>\n

Celebrating Birthday Today<\/strong><\/h2>\n
    \n
  • 1981<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Kemal Aslan, Turkish footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1981<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Sebasti\u00e1n Bueno, the Argentinian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1981<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Fredrik Mikkelsen, Norwegian guitarist, and composer<\/li>\n
  • 1981<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Tila Tequila, Singaporean-American model, actress, and singer<\/li>\n
  • 1981<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Alfred Vargas, Filipino actor, and politician<\/li>\n
  • 1982<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Fairuz Fauzy, Malaysian race car driver<\/li>\n
  • 1982<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Macay McBride, American baseball player<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Adrienne Bailon, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Chris Colabello, American baseball player<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Hern\u00e1n Garin, the Argentinian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Michael Gordon, Australian rugby league player<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Brian Vickers, American race car driver<\/li>\n
  • 1984<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Lougee Basabas, Filipino singer-songwriter<\/li>\n
  • 1984<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Jonas Gustavsson, Swedish ice hockey player<\/li>\n
  • 1984<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Kaela Kimura, Japanese singer-songwriter<\/li>\n
  • 1985<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Robert Cornthwaite, English-Australian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Matthew Robinson, Australian snowboarder (d. 2014)<\/li>\n
  • 1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Wayne Rooney, English footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Oscar Wendt, Swedish footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1986<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Drake, Canadian rapper and actor<\/li>\n
  • 1986<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0John Ruddy, English footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1987<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Anthony Vanden Borre, Belgian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1987<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Charlie White, American figure skater<\/li>\n
  • 1988<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Mitch Inman, Australian rugby player<\/li>\n
  • 1988<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Christopher Linke, German race walker<\/li>\n
  • 1988<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Demont Mitchell, Bahamian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1989<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Will Bruin, American footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1989<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Anderson Concei\u00e7\u00e3o, Brazilian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1989<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Eric Hosmer, American baseball player<\/li>\n
  • 1989<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0PewDiePie, Swedish YouTuber<\/li>\n
  • 1989<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Eliza Taylor, Australian actress<\/li>\n
  • 1990<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Peyton Siva, American basketball player<\/li>\n
  • 1990<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Mohammed Jahfali, Saudi Arabia international footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1990<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Jake Knott, American football linebacker<\/li>\n
  • 1990<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Elijah Greer, American male middle-distance runner<\/li>\n
  • 1990<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Danilo Petrucci, Italian motorcycle racer<\/li>\n
  • 1990<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0\u0130lkay G\u00fcndo\u011fan, German footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1991<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Torstein Andersen Aase, Norwegian footballer<\/li>\n
  • 1991<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Bojan Dubljevi\u0107, Montenegrin basketball player<\/li>\n
  • 1992<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Marrion Gomez, Filipino actor, singer, and dancer<\/li>\n
  • 1993<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Nabil Jeffri, Malaysian race car driver<\/li>\n
  • 1994<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Krystal, American-South Korean singer, dancer, and actress<\/li>\n
  • 1994<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Tereza Martincov\u00e1, a Czech tennis player<\/li>\n
  • 1994<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Jalen Ramsey, American football player<\/li>\n
  • 1995<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Vincent Leuluai, Australian rugby league player<\/li>\n
  • 1996<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Kyla Ross, American gymnast<\/li>\n
  • 1997<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Claudia Fragapane, English gymnast<\/li>\n
  • 1998<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Daya, American singer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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