On This Day In History
PHOTO OF THE DAY. A spectator holds up a sign outside the Academy Awards (1974). pic.twitter.com/P9M0U7QDyg
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 23, 2022
October 24th
1260 Qutuz, Mamluk Sultans of Egypt (1259-60), is assassinated by Baibars, a fellow Mamluk leader, who seizes power for himself
1648 Treaty of Westphalia ends The Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire; Switzerland's independence recognized
1929 "Black Thursday", start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8%
1962 Cuban Missile Crisis: Soviet ships approach but stop short of the US blockade of Cuba
2008 "Bloody Friday" saw many of the world's stock exchanges experienced the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices.
Did You Know?
Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion
Today in History in 1931
Would You Believe?
Alleged teleportation of Spanish soldier Gil Perez from the Philippines to Mexico
Today in History in 1593
This day 379 years ago - 24 October 1641 - Sir Phelim O'Neill announced that he had taken over Charlemont Fort, Co Armagh, “for the defence and liberty of ourselves and the natives of the Irish nation.”
This was the first of six rebellions referenced in the 1916 Proclamation. pic.twitter.com/K4G8voMXEq
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) October 24, 2020
#OTD in 1934, Isobel Wylie Hutchison became the first woman awarded the @RoyalScotGeoSoc Mungo Park Award; a recognition of an astonishing career as an Arctic explorer, botanist and poet. https://t.co/X48zKv4aSy
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) October 24, 2022
On this day in 1961, Birmingham city officials announced they would close all city parks, including swimming pools, rather than permit Black citizens to use those facilities. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/oYlNPNqrhc
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) October 24, 2022
24 October 1537. Henry VIII’s third wife, Jane Seymour, died (aged 29), of postnatal complications, just 12 days after giving birth her only child, a son, who became King Edward VI. She was the only wife of Henry VIII to receive a Queen’s Funeral. pic.twitter.com/1sHLI3F4vg
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 24, 2022
24 October 1648. The final signatures on the Treaties of Westphalia ended the 30 Years War, and brought peace to the Holy Roman Empire, bringing to an end a calamitous period of European history, which had killed approximately 8 million people. pic.twitter.com/Pk13pjzWfU
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 24, 2022
24 October 1857. Sheffield Football Club, recognised by FIFA as the world’s first official football club, was founded by a group of ex-Cambridge students. The club is now based in Dronfield, Derbyshire and competes in the Northern Premier League Division One South East. pic.twitter.com/FS9ipJmFwd
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 24, 2022
24 October 1901. 63 year old Annie Edson Taylor became the 1st person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel with a cushioned interior. She was recovered from the bottom of the falls, twenty minutes after the feat, bleeding from the head, but otherwise uninjured. pic.twitter.com/TNRPEXHrzw
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 24, 2022
24 October 1922. George Cadbury, the Birmingham chocolate manufacturer and social reformer, died (aged 83). He was concerned with the quality of life of his employees, and built a factory town with low rent housing for his workers and others in need. pic.twitter.com/aUKLI0oRff
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 24, 2022
24 October 1926. Escapologist, Harry Houdini, gave his last performance at the Garrick Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was suffering from acute appendicitis and passed out during the show, but was revived. Afterwards, he was taken to hospital and died on 31 October 1926. pic.twitter.com/xS2P0haCyP
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 24, 2022
24 October 1945. Norwegian Prime Minister and shameless Nazi collaborator, Vidkun Quisling (aged 58), was executed after being found guilty of high treason against the Norwegian state. The word “quisling” became a byword for “collaborator” or “traitor” in several languages. pic.twitter.com/QxJROZPgPJ
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 24, 2022
24 October 1985. Football legend, Wayne Rooney, was born in Liverpool. His greatest success was at Man Utd where he won 16 trophies, and scored 253 goals in all competitions, making him their top goalscorer of all time. He’s also England’s top men’s goalscorer with 53 goals. pic.twitter.com/Vh1Ar6rnqb
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 24, 2022
24 October 2003. The legendary supersonic aircraft, Concorde, landed at Heathrow, after completing its final commercial flight. It carried 100 specially invited celebrities from New York and touched down in London at 1605 BST thereby ending 27 years of supersonic flight history. pic.twitter.com/l1DZhEQnto
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 24, 2022
24 October 2004. Arsenal lost 2-0 to Manchester United in the English Premier League, thereby ending Arsenal’s 49 game unbeaten run, which still remains a record in the English Premier League. pic.twitter.com/Z6GHJelKES
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 24, 2022
24 October 2005. American civil rights activist, Rosa Parks, died (aged 92). Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger during the 1955 Montgomery Alabama segregated bus protest was a pivotal moment in the history of the American civil rights movement. pic.twitter.com/3pQ83052Qt
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 24, 2022
American civil rights campaigner, Rosa Parks, died #OTD in 2005. In 1995, she explained her refusal to give up her bus seat to white man on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. pic.twitter.com/LQUiAjHJcj
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 24, 2022
October 25th
1415 Battle of Agincourt: Henry V's forces defeat larger French army and the longbow defeats the armoured knight
1854 The infamous "Charge of the Light Brigade" during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War results in over 100 killed
1962 US Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson demands USSR UN rep Valerian Zorin answer regarding Cuban missile bases saying "I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over"
1971 United Nations votes to expel the Chinese Nationalist ruled Taiwan and admit the Communist People's Republic of China
2017 Chinese Premier Xi Jinping unveils his new ruling council in the Great Hall of the People, none of the five are young enough to succeed him
Did You Know?
Dutch East India Company ship "The Eendracht" discovers Dirk-Hartog Island, Australia
Today in History in 1616
Would You Believe?
American Archbishop of Dubuque (Iowa), Francis J. L. Beckman, denounces Swing music as "a degenerated musical system... turned loose to gnaw away at the moral fiber of young people", warning that it leads down a "primrose path to hell".
Today in History in 1938