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October 24 : General Interest 1901: First barrel ride down Niagara Falls On this day in 1901, a 63-year-old schoolteacher named Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to take the plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel... read more American Revolution 1775 : British naval fleet attacks Norfolk, Virginia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-naval-fleet-attacks-norfolk-virginia Automotive 1931 : George Washington Bridge is dedicated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-washington-bridge-is-dedicated Civil War 1862 : Union General Don Carlos Buell is replaced http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rosecrans-replaces-buell Cold War 1970 : Leftist Salvador Allende elected president of Chile http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/leftist-salvador-allende-elected-president-of-chile Crime 1997 : Marv Albert faces sentencing in sexual assault case http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marv-albert-faces-sentencing-in-sexual-assault-case Disaster 1947 : Commuter trains collide in England http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/commuter-trains-collide-in-england General Interest 1648 : Thirty Years War ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thirty-years-war-ends 1945 : U.N. formally established http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/un-formally-established 1969 : Burton buys Liz a diamond http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/burton-buys-liz-a-diamond 2003 : The Concorde makes its final flight http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-concorde-makes-its-final-flight Hollywood 1969 : Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid opens http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid-opens Literary 1958 : Raymond Chandler starts his last novel http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/raymond-chandler-starts-his-last-novel Music 1962 : James Brown records breakthrough Live at the Apollo album http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-brown-records-breakthrough-live-at-the-apollo-album Old West 1861 : Western Union completes the first transcontinental telegraph line http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/western-union-completes-the-first-transcontinental-telegraph-line Presidential 1951 : Truman declares war with Germany officially over http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-declares-war-with-germany-officially-over Sports 1992 : Toronto Blue Jays finally win a World Series for Canada http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/toronto-blue-jays-finally-win-a-world-series-for-canada Vietnam War 1954 : U.S. president pledges support to South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-president-pledges-support-to-south-vietnam 1966 : Manila Conference attendees issue "Declaration of Peace" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/manila-conference-attendees-issue-declaration-of-peace World War I 1917 : Battle of Caporetto http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-caporetto World War II 1945 : The United Nations is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-united-nations-is-born |
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