This Day in USA History
January 24

What happened in history on this day: January 24? On January 24 in ... 1848 - Carpenter James Wilson Marshall and Peter L. Wimmer discover gold at Captain John Sutter's lumber mill under construction at Coloma on American River in California. 1861 - Arsenal at Augusta, Georgia, seized by Confederacy. 1861 - Federal troops from Fort Monroe are sent to Fort Pikens. 1922 - -54 degrees F (-48 degrees C), Danbury, Wisconsin (state record). 1922 - Lehman Caves National Monument established in Nevada. 1923 - Aztec Ruins National Monument, in New Mexico, USA, is established. 1925 - Moving picture of a solar eclipse taken from dirigible over Long Island, New York, USA. 1935 - Canned beer makes its debut; the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company delivers 2,000 cans of Krueger's Finest Beer and Krueger's Cream Ale to drinkers in Richmond, Virginia. 1943 - The Casablanca Conference ends. The British persuaded the Americans to postpone the cross-Channel invasion. US President Franklin Roosevelt announces to the press the Allied policy of requiring the unconditional surrender of Germany, Italy, and Japan. 1964 - 24th Amendment to US Constitution goes into effect; it states that voting rights can not be denied due to failure to pay taxes. 1978 - US President Jimmy Carter signs Executive Order on Intelligence (number 12036). 1979 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. 1980 - The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad is ordered to be liquidated due to bankruptcy. 1980 - North of Livermore Valley, California, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurs. 1984 - Apple Computer introduces the Apple Macintosh computer. It features 7.83 MHz 32-bit Motorola 68000 processor, built-in 9-inch 512x342 graphics monochrome monitor, 3.5-inch diskette drive, and 128 kB RAM. Price is $2500, well above the original $1000 target. 1985 - 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 is launched. 1986 - 43rd Golden Globes: Whoopi Goldberg, Color Purple win. 1989 - Serial killer (100 women) Ted Bundy is executed in Florida's electric chair. 2003 - The new United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation. 2004 - At 05:05 UTC, NASA's MER-B (Opportunity) rover lands on Mars. 2007 - In Giles County, Virginian, USA a meteor sighting if followed by a thundering tremor. Births on January 24 1902 - Birth of Walter Keirnan in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; TV panelist (I've Got a Secret). 1915 - Birth of Ernest Borgnine in Hamden, Connecticut, USA; actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale's Navy, Marty). 1919 - Birth of Leon Kirchner in Brooklyn, New York, USA; opera composer (Lily). 1920 - Birth of Don Saddler in Van Nuys, California, USA; dancer (Holiday Hotel). 1924 - Birth of Marvin Kaplan in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Top Cat, Henry - Alice). 1925 - Birth of William Hudson in California, USA; actor (I Led Three Lives). 1939 - Birth of Ray Stevens in Clarksdale, Georgia, USA; singer ("Ahab the Arab", "The Streak"). 1941 - Birth of Neil Diamond in Brooklyn, New York, USA; singer/actor (Jazz Singer, "Coming to America"). 1943 - Birth of Julie Bennett in Beverly Hills, California, USA; actress (Hey There It's Yogi Bear). 1943 - Birth of Sharon Tate in Dallas, Texas, USA; actress (Valley of the Dolls). 1947 - Birth of Warren Zevon in Chicago, Illinois, USA; rocker ("Excitable Boy"). 1949 - Birth of John Belushi in Chicago, Illinois, USA; comedian/actor (Saturday Night Live, The Blues Brothers). 1952 - Birth of William F Readdy in Quonset Point, Rhode Island, USA; astronaut (STS 42, 51, 79). 1953 - Birth of Brian Matthews in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (The Burning). 1964 - Birth of Rob Dibble in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA; pitcher (Cincinnati Reds). 1966 - Birth of Kim Saiki in Inglewood, California, USA; golfer (1994 Standard Register PING-13th). 1967 - Birth of Shannon Butler in South Lake Tahoe, California, USA; 10km runner. 1968 - Birth of Mary Lou Retton in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA; gymnast (Olympics-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-1984). 1968 - Birth of Ross Powell; US baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros). 1968 - Birth of Scott Mercier in Harbor City, California, USA; cyclist (Olympics-1996). 1971 - Birth of Saalman Raelyn in Fostoria, Ohio, USA; actress (Attack of 60-foot Centerfold). 1971 - Birth of Tonya Crowe in Long Beach, California, USA; actress (Olivia - Knots Landing). 1972 - Birth of Salima Davidson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; volleyball setter (Olympics-1996). 1973 - Birth of Chris Ferraro in Port Jefferson, New York, USA; NHL right wing (Olympics-1994, New York Rangers). 1973 - Birth of Peter Ferraro in Port Jefferson, New York, USA; NHL right wing (Olympics-1994, New York Rangers). 1974 - Birth of Layla Linn; Miss New Mexico-USA (1996). 1975 - Birth of Danielle Connors; Miss Virginia-USA (1996). 1979 - Birth of Tatyana M Ali in New York City, New York; actress (Sesame Street, Fresh Prince of Bel Air). 1981 - Birth of Brandon Henschel; American actor and dancer. 1983 - Birth of Scott Speed; American Formula One driver. 1986 - Birth of Mischa Barton; British-born American actress. 1986 - Birth of Raviv Ullman; Israeli-born American actor. 1997 - Birth of Jonah Bobo, American actor. Deaths on January 24 1983 - George Cukor, American film director, dies of stroke and heart attack at age 83 (born 1899). 1986 - Gordon MacRae, American actor/singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at age 64 (born 1921). 1986 - L[aFayette] Ron[ald] Hubbard, American author (Dianetics, Death Quest) and founder of Scientology, dies at age 74 (born 1911). 1989 - Serial killer (100 women) Ted Bundy is executed in Florida's electric chair. 1993 - Thurgood Marshall, US supreme court justice (1967-91), dies 84. 2006 - Death of Chris Penn, American actor (born 1965).         Your Ad Here You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. Bookmark this URL:   http://thisdayinhistoryinfo.info/usa/   and revisit each day. (this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events) Or, visit my Timelines of History page. 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