October 24 in History

Historical Events on October 24

1812 Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.

1911 Orville Wright remains in the air nine minutes and 45 seconds in a Wright Glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.

1912 First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with the Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.

1931 The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic.

1945 Founding of the United Nations.

1954 Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam.

1957 The United States Air Force starts the X-20 Dyna-Soar program.

1975 In Iceland, 90% of women take part in a national strike, refusing to work in protest of gaps in gender equality.

2003 Concorde makes its last commercial flight.

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Famous Birthdays on October 24

1959 Shawn Moody

1985 Wayne Rooney

1986 Drake (rapper)

1989 PewDiePie

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Famous Deaths on October 24

1852 Daniel Webster

1972 Jackie Robinson

2005 Rosa Parks

2015 Maureen O'Hara

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