July 24 in History

Historical Events on July 24

1814 War of 1812: General Phineas Riall advances toward the Niagara River to halt Jacob Brown's American invaders.

1823 Slavery is abolished in Chile.

1864 American Civil War: Battle of Kernstown: Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union troops led by General George Crook in an effort to keep them out of the Shenandoah Valley.

1866 Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.

1910 The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Shkodër, putting down the Albanian Revolt of 1910.

1937 Alabama drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys".

1943 World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings.

1967 During an official state visit to Canada, French President Charles de Gaulle declares to a crowd of over 100,000 in Montreal: Vive le Québec libre! ("Long live free Quebec!"); the statement angered the Canadian government and many Anglophone Canadians.

1969 Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.

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Famous Birthdays on July 24

1897 Amelia Earhart

1964 Barry Bonds

1968 Kristin Chenoweth

1969 Jennifer Lopez

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Famous Deaths on July 24

1115 Matilda of Tuscany

1862 Martin Van Buren

1980 Peter Sellers

2012 John Atta Mills

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