Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Apr 24, 1479 BC |
Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty). |
Apr 24, 1184 BC |
The Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse (traditional date). |
Apr 24, 858 |
Nicholas I succeeds Benedict III as pope |
Apr 24, 1066 |
Halley's Comet sparks English monk to predict country will be destroyed |
Apr 24, 1185 |
Battle at Danoura: Yoshitsune Minamoto's fleet beats imperial fleet |
Apr 24, 1288 |
Jews of Yroyes France are accused of ritual murder |
Apr 24, 1311 |
Gen Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India |
Apr 24, 1364 |
Pope Urbabus V names John V van Virneburg as bishop of Utrecht |
Apr 24, 1524 |
Duke of Bourbon drives admiral Bonnivet out of Milan |
Apr 24, 1547 |
Battle of Muhlberg: Emperor Karel V vs ruler Johan F the Brave |
Apr 24, 1570 |
Battles between Spanish troops & followers of sultan Suleiman |
Apr 24, 1596 |
Pacificatie of Ireland drawn |
Apr 24, 1704 |
"Boston News-Letter" 1st successful newspaper in US, forms |
Apr 24, 1792 |
"La Marseillaise" composed by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle |
Apr 24, 1800 |
Library of Congress establishes with $5,000 allocation |
Apr 24, 1801 |
1st performance of Joseph Haydn's oratorio "Die Jahreszeiten" |
Apr 24, 1823 |
Eugene Scribes "Le Menteur Veridique" premieres in Paris |
Apr 24, 1833 |
Jacob Evert & George Dulty patent 1st soda fountain |
Apr 24, 1863 |
Skirmish at Okolona/Birmingham, Mississippi (Grierson's Raid) |
Apr 24, 1865 |
Fire alarm & police telegraph system put into operation (SF) |
Apr 24, 1867 |
Black demonstrators stage ride-ins on Richmond Va streetcars |
Apr 24, 1872 |
Volcano Vesuvius erupts |
Apr 24, 1877 |
Last federal occupying troops withdraw from south (New Orleans) |
Apr 24, 1877 |
Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878: Russia declares war on Ottoman Empire. |
Apr 24, 1880 |
Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England & Wales, is founded in Oxford, England |
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