October 24
1537 - Jane Seymour, the third wife of England's King Henry VIII, died 12 days after giving birth to Prince Edward, who later became King Edward VI.
1648 - The treaties for the Peace of Westphalia were signed, ending the Thirty Years War, ultimately destroying the Holy Roman Empire, and ushering in the modern European state system.
1861 - The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent by Chief Justice Stephen J. Field of California from San Francisco to President Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C.
1901 - Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
1929 - A massive sell-off at the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange led to chaos as stockbrokers couldn't keep up with trade requests. Though the market recovered some losses by the end of the day, "Black Thursday" marked the beginning of the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
1931 - The George Washington Bridge, connecting New York and New Jersey, opened to traffic.
1939 - Nylon stockings were sold publicly for the first time.
1940 - The 40-hour work week went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
1945 - The United Nations officially came into existence as its charter, ratified by 29 nations, took effect. The date is now observed as United Nations Day.
1952 - Republican presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower vowed to go to Korea as he promised to end the ongoing conflict there. (Eisenhower would indeed visit Korea in December, after winning the election but prior to his inauguration.)
2002 - Authorities apprehended John Allen Muhammad and teenager Lee Boyd Malvo near Myersville, Maryland in the Washington-area sniper attacks. (Malvo was later sentenced to life in prison; Muhammad was sentenced to death and executed in 2009.)
2003 - The last Concorde flights landed in London, ending commercial supersonic travel.
2005 - Civil rights activist Rosa Parks died at age 92.
2012 - Hurricane Sandy roared across Jamaica and headed toward Cuba on its way to the eastern seaboard of the United States.
2021 - Heavily protected crews in Washington state worked to destroy the first nest of so-called murder hornets discovered in the United States.
Birthdays
21 - Hudson Yang (actor)
27 - Bron Breakker (professional wrestler)
27 - Griffin Arnlund (model)
28 - Jaylen Brown (basketball player)
29 - Ashton Sanders (actor)
30 - Jalen Ramsey (football player)
35 - Eliza Taylor (actress)
38 - Drake (rapper)
41 - Adrienne Bailon (singer)
44 - Monica Arnold (singer)
50 - Kalen DeBoer (football coach)
64 - B.D. Wong (actor)
77 - Kevin Kline (actor)
85 - F. Murray Abraham (actor)
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Today in Sports History - October 24
1857 - Recognized by FIFA as the oldest existing club still playing, Sheffield FC is founded in Yorkshire, England.
1943 - The Green Bay Packers intercepted nine passes in a 27-6 victory over the Detroit Lions.
1948 - The Chicago Cardinals scored 35 points in the third quarter on the way to a 49-27 victory over the Boston Yanks.
1992 - The Toronto Blue Jays became the first non-American baseball team to win the World Series, defeating the Atlanta Braves in six games.
1997 - In Arlington, VA, former NBC sportscaster Marv Albert was spared a jail sentence after a courtroom apology to the woman he'd bitten during a sexual encounter.
1998 - Ricky Williams (University of Texas) became the leading scorer in NCAA Division I history. At the end of the game he had a total of 428 points.
2018 - Joel Embiid becomes the first player in the NBA to record 30 points and 19 rebounds in the same game since Charles Barkley in 1991.
2021 - A pair of Michael Jordan's 1984 Nike Air Ships sell for $1.472 million, a record for a pair of sneakers sold at auction.
2021 - Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers becomes the first quarterback in NFL history to throw 600 career touchdown passes in a 38-3 win over the Chicago Bears.
1537 - Jane Seymour, the third wife of England's King Henry VIII, died 12 days after giving birth to Prince Edward, who later became King Edward VI.
1648 - The treaties for the Peace of Westphalia were signed, ending the Thirty Years War, ultimately destroying the Holy Roman Empire, and ushering in the modern European state system.
1861 - The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent by Chief Justice Stephen J. Field of California from San Francisco to President Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C.
1901 - Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
1929 - A massive sell-off at the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange led to chaos as stockbrokers couldn't keep up with trade requests. Though the market recovered some losses by the end of the day, "Black Thursday" marked the beginning of the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
1931 - The George Washington Bridge, connecting New York and New Jersey, opened to traffic.
1939 - Nylon stockings were sold publicly for the first time.
1940 - The 40-hour work week went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
1945 - The United Nations officially came into existence as its charter, ratified by 29 nations, took effect. The date is now observed as United Nations Day.
1952 - Republican presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower vowed to go to Korea as he promised to end the ongoing conflict there. (Eisenhower would indeed visit Korea in December, after winning the election but prior to his inauguration.)
2002 - Authorities apprehended John Allen Muhammad and teenager Lee Boyd Malvo near Myersville, Maryland in the Washington-area sniper attacks. (Malvo was later sentenced to life in prison; Muhammad was sentenced to death and executed in 2009.)
2003 - The last Concorde flights landed in London, ending commercial supersonic travel.
2005 - Civil rights activist Rosa Parks died at age 92.
2012 - Hurricane Sandy roared across Jamaica and headed toward Cuba on its way to the eastern seaboard of the United States.
2021 - Heavily protected crews in Washington state worked to destroy the first nest of so-called murder hornets discovered in the United States.
Birthdays
21 - Hudson Yang (actor)
27 - Bron Breakker (professional wrestler)
27 - Griffin Arnlund (model)
28 - Jaylen Brown (basketball player)
29 - Ashton Sanders (actor)
30 - Jalen Ramsey (football player)
35 - Eliza Taylor (actress)
38 - Drake (rapper)
41 - Adrienne Bailon (singer)
44 - Monica Arnold (singer)
50 - Kalen DeBoer (football coach)
64 - B.D. Wong (actor)
77 - Kevin Kline (actor)
85 - F. Murray Abraham (actor)
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Today in Sports History - October 24
1857 - Recognized by FIFA as the oldest existing club still playing, Sheffield FC is founded in Yorkshire, England.
1943 - The Green Bay Packers intercepted nine passes in a 27-6 victory over the Detroit Lions.
1948 - The Chicago Cardinals scored 35 points in the third quarter on the way to a 49-27 victory over the Boston Yanks.
1992 - The Toronto Blue Jays became the first non-American baseball team to win the World Series, defeating the Atlanta Braves in six games.
1997 - In Arlington, VA, former NBC sportscaster Marv Albert was spared a jail sentence after a courtroom apology to the woman he'd bitten during a sexual encounter.
1998 - Ricky Williams (University of Texas) became the leading scorer in NCAA Division I history. At the end of the game he had a total of 428 points.
2018 - Joel Embiid becomes the first player in the NBA to record 30 points and 19 rebounds in the same game since Charles Barkley in 1991.
2021 - A pair of Michael Jordan's 1984 Nike Air Ships sell for $1.472 million, a record for a pair of sneakers sold at auction.
2021 - Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers becomes the first quarterback in NFL history to throw 600 career touchdown passes in a 38-3 win over the Chicago Bears.