Section: Not a single day without an event October 24 Holidays and observances Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Zambia from United Kingdom in 1964. Suez Day (Egypt) United Nations Day, the anniversary of the 1945 Charter of the United Nations (International) World Development Information Day (International) World Polio Day (International) Events 1648 - The Peace of #Westphalia ended the Thirty Years War and, effectively, the Holy Roman Empire. 1861 - The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent from California to President Abraham Lincoln. 1931 - The #George Washington Bridge connecting New York and New Jersey was dedicated. 1940 - The 40-hour work week went into effect in the United States. 1945 - The United Nations charter took effect. 1952 - Republican presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower declared, I shall go to #Korea as he promised to end the conflict. 1992 - The Toronto Blue Jays became the first team outside the United States to win a #World Series as they defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in Game 6. 2002 - #Authorities arrested #Army veteran John Allen Muhammad and teenager Lee Boyd Malvo in connection with the Washington-area sniper attacks. (Malvo was later sentenced to life in prison; Muhammad was sentenced to death and executed.) 2003 - The era of supersonic jet travel came to an end as three British Airways Concordes landed at Londons Heathrow Airport. 2005 - Civil rights activist Rosa Parks died at age 92. 2007 - Facebook Inc. sold a 1.6 percent stake to Microsoft Corp. for $240 million, spurning a competing offer from Google Inc. Historic Birthdays Bob Kane 10/24/1915 - 11/3/1998 (American cartoonist; creator of Batman and Robin) Antonie van #Leeuwenhoek 10/24/1632 - 8/26/1723 (Dutch microbiologist) Alban Butler 10/24/1710 - 5/15/1773 (#English #Roman #Catholic priest and educator) #Sarah #Josepha #Hale 10/24/1788 - 4/30/1879 (Americam writer and magazine publisher) Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood 10/24/1830 - 5/19/1917 (Americam attorney and social reformer) James Schoolcraft #Sherman 10/24/1855 - 10/30/1912 (#American politician; U.S. vice president (1909-12)) #Dame Sybil #Thorndike 10/24/1882 - 6/9/1976 (English actress) Rafael Trujillo 10/24/1891 - 5/30/1961 (President of Dominican Republic (1930-61)) Moss Hart 10/24/1904 - 12/20/1961 (#American #dramatist)
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