July 24
1847 - Brigham Young and the first members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) arrived at the Great Salt Lake in present-day Utah.
1862 - Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States, died in Kinderhook, New York at age 79.
1866 - Tennessee became the first Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union.
1911 - Yale University history professor Hiram Bingham III found the “Lost City of the Incas,” Machu Picchu, in Peru.
1915 - The SS Eastland, a passenger ship carrying more than 2,500 people, rolled onto its side while docked at the Clark Street Bridge on the Chicago River; an estimated 844 people died in the disaster.
1937 - Charges against five black men accused of raping two white women in the Scottsboro case were dropped by the state of Alabama.
1959 - During a visit to the Soviet Union, Vice President Richard Nixon got into a discussion with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev that was dubbed the "kitchen debate."
1969 - Apollo 11, the first manned mission to the moon, splashed down safely in the Pacific.
1974 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that President Richard Nixon had to turn over White House tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor.
1979 - A Miami jury convicted Ted Bundy of first-degree murder in the slayings of two Florida State University sorority sisters.
1990 - Iraq massed tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of tanks along its border with Kuwait.
1997 - Retired Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan died at age 91.
1998 - The motion picture “Saving Private Ryan,” starring Tom Hanks and directed by Steven Spielberg, was released.
2002 - Nine coal miners were trapped in a mine in Pennsylvania. All were rescued three days later.
2002 - The U.S. House expelled Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, who had been convicted of bribery, racketeering and tax evasion.
2012 - In his first foreign policy speech since emerging as the likely Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney called for an independent investigation into claims the White House had leaked national security information for President Barack Obama’s political gain; the White House replied that the president “has made abundantly clear that he has no tolerance for leaks.”
2019 - In a day of congressional testimony, Robert Mueller dismissed President Donald Trump’s claim of “total exoneration” in Mueller’s probe of Russia’s 2016 election interference.
Birthdays
24 - Bindi Irwin (TV personality)
29 - Lucas Adams (actor)
31 - Emily Bett Rickards (actress)
34 - Sarah Steele (actress)
35 - Mara Wilson (actress)
35 - Shannon Thornton (actress)
36 - Megan Park (actress)
38 - Sarah Greene (actress)
40 - Anna Paquin (actress)
40 - Elisabeth Moss (actress)
41 - Summer Glau (actress)
43 - Rose Byrne (actress)
47 - Eric Szmanda (actor)
47 - Torrie Wilson (professional wrestler/model)
53 - Jennifer Lopez (actress/singer)
53 - Rick Fox (basketball player)
54 - John P. Navin Jr. (actor)
54 - Laura Leighton (actress)
54 - Kristin Chenoweth (actress/singer)
58 - Barry Bonds (baseball player)
59 - Karl Malone (basketball player)
60 - Paul Ben-Victor (actor)
65 - Pam Tillis (singer)
71 - Lynda Carter (actress)
73 - Michael Richards (actor)
75 - Robert Hays (actor)
76 - Gallagher (comedian)
80 - Chris Sarandon (actor)
82 - Dan Hedaya (actor)
86 - Mark Goddard (actor)
89 - John Aniston (actor)
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Today in Sports History - July 24
1968 - Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in his record 907th major league game, breaking Cy Young's record.
1978 - Billy Martin was fired for the first of three times as the manager of the New York Yankees baseball team.
1984 - Terry Bradshaw announced his retirement from football.
2005 - Lance Armstrong won a seventh consecutive Tour de France.
2016 - Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1847 - Brigham Young and the first members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) arrived at the Great Salt Lake in present-day Utah.
1862 - Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States, died in Kinderhook, New York at age 79.
1866 - Tennessee became the first Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union.
1911 - Yale University history professor Hiram Bingham III found the “Lost City of the Incas,” Machu Picchu, in Peru.
1915 - The SS Eastland, a passenger ship carrying more than 2,500 people, rolled onto its side while docked at the Clark Street Bridge on the Chicago River; an estimated 844 people died in the disaster.
1937 - Charges against five black men accused of raping two white women in the Scottsboro case were dropped by the state of Alabama.
1959 - During a visit to the Soviet Union, Vice President Richard Nixon got into a discussion with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev that was dubbed the "kitchen debate."
1969 - Apollo 11, the first manned mission to the moon, splashed down safely in the Pacific.
1974 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that President Richard Nixon had to turn over White House tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor.
1979 - A Miami jury convicted Ted Bundy of first-degree murder in the slayings of two Florida State University sorority sisters.
1990 - Iraq massed tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of tanks along its border with Kuwait.
1997 - Retired Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan died at age 91.
1998 - The motion picture “Saving Private Ryan,” starring Tom Hanks and directed by Steven Spielberg, was released.
2002 - Nine coal miners were trapped in a mine in Pennsylvania. All were rescued three days later.
2002 - The U.S. House expelled Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, who had been convicted of bribery, racketeering and tax evasion.
2012 - In his first foreign policy speech since emerging as the likely Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney called for an independent investigation into claims the White House had leaked national security information for President Barack Obama’s political gain; the White House replied that the president “has made abundantly clear that he has no tolerance for leaks.”
2019 - In a day of congressional testimony, Robert Mueller dismissed President Donald Trump’s claim of “total exoneration” in Mueller’s probe of Russia’s 2016 election interference.
Birthdays
24 - Bindi Irwin (TV personality)
29 - Lucas Adams (actor)
31 - Emily Bett Rickards (actress)
34 - Sarah Steele (actress)
35 - Mara Wilson (actress)
35 - Shannon Thornton (actress)
36 - Megan Park (actress)
38 - Sarah Greene (actress)
40 - Anna Paquin (actress)
40 - Elisabeth Moss (actress)
41 - Summer Glau (actress)
43 - Rose Byrne (actress)
47 - Eric Szmanda (actor)
47 - Torrie Wilson (professional wrestler/model)
53 - Jennifer Lopez (actress/singer)
53 - Rick Fox (basketball player)
54 - John P. Navin Jr. (actor)
54 - Laura Leighton (actress)
54 - Kristin Chenoweth (actress/singer)
58 - Barry Bonds (baseball player)
59 - Karl Malone (basketball player)
60 - Paul Ben-Victor (actor)
65 - Pam Tillis (singer)
71 - Lynda Carter (actress)
73 - Michael Richards (actor)
75 - Robert Hays (actor)
76 - Gallagher (comedian)
80 - Chris Sarandon (actor)
82 - Dan Hedaya (actor)
86 - Mark Goddard (actor)
89 - John Aniston (actor)
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Today in Sports History - July 24
1968 - Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in his record 907th major league game, breaking Cy Young's record.
1978 - Billy Martin was fired for the first of three times as the manager of the New York Yankees baseball team.
1984 - Terry Bradshaw announced his retirement from football.
2005 - Lance Armstrong won a seventh consecutive Tour de France.
2016 - Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
