1950 - The first African-American US delegate to the United Nations is Edith Sampson
1932 - Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop
1912 - Alaska becomes US territory
1875 - Captain Webb 1st swims English Channel
1456 - Printing of the Gutenberg Bible
This Day In Business
1891 - The kinetoscope is patented by Thomas Edison.
1967 - Keith Moon, drummer for the Who, drives Lincoln Continental into Holiday Inn pool
0079 - The famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius takes place, reaching Pompeii & other Roman cities.
2008 - Spectacular Beijing Summer Olympics closing ceremony (w/ Jimmy Page)
August 24th Holiday
National Day (Ukraine) - Celebrates the Ukraine gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Today's Birthday Trivia
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