The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow. The Battle of Maloyaroslavets, fought on October 24, 1812, was one of the critical clashes during Napoleon’s…
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24 October 1901
Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel Annie Edson Taylor, a 63-year-old schoolteacher from Michigan, became the…
24 October 1926
Harry Houdini’s last performance takes place at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit.
24 October 1964
Northern Rhodesia gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes Zambia
24 October 1929
“Black Thursday” on the New York Stock Exchange. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_Crash_of_1929′]
24 October 1931
The George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River opens to public traffic. The George Washington Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River…
24 October 1648
The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years’ War. The Westphalia area of north-western Germany gave its name to the…
24 October 1901
Annie Taylor is the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. On October 24th, 1901 Annie Taylor became the first person and…
24 October 1960
A R-16 ballistic missile explodes on the launch pad at the USSR’s Baikonur Cosmodrome space facility. 100 people are killed.