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What happened in history on this day: May 24?
On May 24 in ...
- 1818 - US General Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola, capital of Spanish West Florida.
- 1830 - First passenger rail service in US (Baltimore and Elliots Mill, Maryland).
- 1844 - Samuel Morse sends first telegraph message "What Hath God Wrought?" from US Capitol to his assistant Alfred Vail in Baltimore, Maryland.
- 1846 - General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey in Mexican War.
- 1856 - A group of men led by slavery abolishionist John Brown hack to death five pro-slavery settlers at Pottawatomie Creek in Kansas, USA.
- 1861 - Elmer Ellsworth, US warrior (Chicago Zouaves), is shot to death at age 23.
- 1861 - Alexandria, Virginia, occupied by Federal troops.
- 1861 - Major General Benjamin Butler declares slaves "contraband of war".
- 1866 - Berkeley, California, is named for George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne.
- 1883 - In New York State, the Brooklyn Bridge opens over the East River, connecting New York and Brooklyn. Construction took 14 years, cost $15 million, and caused 27 deaths. With a span of 1595 feet, the Brooklyn Bridge is the largest suspension bridge ever built to date.
- 1884 - Anti-Monopoly party and Greenback Party form People's Party in the US.
- 1890 - Geo Train and Sam Wall circle world in record 67 days, Tacoma-Tacoma, Washington, USA.
- 1899 - First auto repair shop opens (Boston, Massachusetts, USA).
- 1926 - A US law forbids use of "United States", "Federal", or "Reserve" in the name of a bank. Existing banks using these names are allowed to keep their names.
- 1931 - First air-conditioned train installed - B&O Railroad.
- 1951 - Racial segregation in Washington DC restaurants ruled illegal.
- 1951 - US performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests).
- 1954 - First rocket attains 150 mile (241 km) altitude, White Sands, New Mexico, USA.
- 1954 - IBM announces vacuum tube "electronic" brain that could perform 10 million operations an hour.
- 1957 - Anti-American riots breakout in Taipei, Taiwan.
- 1959 - First house with built-in bomb shelter exhibited (Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania).
- 1961 - 27 Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
- 1961 - Explorer 12 fails to reach Earth orbit.
- 1962 - M Scott Carpenter aboard Aurora 7 launched into earth orbit.
- 1963 - First Lockheed A-12 to crash, US Central Intelligence Agency pilot Ken Collins ejects safely.
- 1964 - 18th Tony Awards: Luther and Hello Dolly win.
- 1965 - US Supreme Court declares federal law allowing post office to intercept communist propaganda is unconstitutional.
- 1966 - Mame opens at Winter Garden Theater in New York City for 1508 performances.
- 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1976 - First commercial SuperSonicTransport flight to North America (Concorde to Washington DC).
- 1980 - The International Court of Justice calls for the release of U.S. Embassy hostages in Tehran.
- 1983 - US Supreme Court rules government can deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminate against students.
- 1993 - At the COMDEX show, Microsoft formally launches the Windows NT operating system. Initial version is 3.1. Price is US$495, or US$295 as an upgrade from a previous Windows operating system. The software comprises over 4 million lines of code.
- 2022 - In Uvalde, Texas, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos shoots his grandmother, then enters Robb Elementary School, shoots and kills 19 students, injuring another 17.
Births on May 24
- 1795 - Birth of Silas Wright in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA; New York Legislature (1824-27), U.S House of Representatives (1827-29), comptroller of New York (1829-33), U.S. Senate (1833-44), Governor of New York (1844-46).
- 1917 - Birth of Theodore Hesburgh in Syracuse, New York, USA; president (Notre Dame).
- 1941 - Birth of Bob Dylan AKA Robert Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota, USA; singer/songwriter ("Blowin' in Wind").
- 1942 - Birth of Sarah Dash in Trenton, New Jersey, USA; rocker (LaBelle - "Lady Marmalade").
- 1943 - Birth of Gary Burghoff in Bristol, Connecticut, USA; actor (Corporal Radar O'Reilly - MASH).
- 1944 - Birth of Patti LaBelle [Holt] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; singer (LaBelle - "Lady Marmalade").
- 1945 - Birth of Priscilla Presley in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Jenna - Dallas, The Naked Gun, Melrose Place).
- 1947 - Birth of Mike Reid in Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA; country singer ("Walk on Faith").
- 1951 - Birth of Ronald A Parise in Warren, Ohio, USA; PhD/astronaut (STS 35, STS 67).
- 1955 - Birth of Rosanne Cash in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; country singer ("Runaway Train", "Seven Year Ache", "I Wonder").
- 1957 - Birth of John G Rowland; American politician (Representative-Republican-Connecticut, 1985-).
- 1962 - Birth of Bev Lidyoff in Huntington Park, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (US Open-7th-1994).
- 1963 - Birth of Gene Anthony Ray in Harlem, New York, USA; dancer/actor (Leroy - Fame).
- 1963 - Birth of Horace Holden Junior in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; slalom double canoe (Olympics-1996).
- 1965 - Birth of Chris Jorgis in Palo Alto, California, USA; American badminton player (Olympics-1992).
- 1968 - Birth of Jerry Dipoto in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; pitcher (New York Mets).
- 1970 - Birth of Nick Castaneda in Birmingham, Alabama, USA; pairs skater (with Dawn Piepenbrink).
- 1970 - Birth of Tommy Page in West Caldwell, New Jersey, USA; singer ("I'll Be Your Everything").
- 1974 - Birth of Natalie Neaton in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA; soccer forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1980 - Birth of Billy L Sullivan in Long Island, New York; actor (Will Pacino - Something So Right).
- 1981 - Birth of Shelby Lyons in Oswego, New York; pairs skater (and Wells-1995 Midwest champion).
Deaths on May 24
- 1861 - Elmer Ellsworth, US warrior (Chicago Zouaves), is shot to death at age 23.
- 1959 - John Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59), dies at age 71.
- 1963 - Death of Elmore James at age 45 of a heart attack in Chicago, Illinois, USA; influential urban blues guitarist (slide-guitar technique, "Dust My Broom").
- 1981 - George Jessel, US comedian/America's toastmaster general (Diary of Young Comic), dies from a heart attack at age 83.
- 1986 - Stephen D Thorne, Lieutenant Commander US Navy/astronaut, dies in a plane crash at age 33.
- 1993 - Milton O Thompson, astronaut (Dynasoar, X-15), dies at age 66.
- 2023 - Death of Bill Lee at age 94 in Brooklyn, New York, USA; jazz musician (She's Gotta Have It movie, Do the Right Thing movie).
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