Today in history: January 24 41--Roman emperor, Gaius Caesar, better known as Caligula (meaning Little Boot-he used to wear military boots as a child), was murdered. 1848--Gold was first discovered in California, in Sutters mill. When President Polk announced the news in December, the gold rush began. 1908--Robert Baden-Powell organized the first Boy Scout troop in England. 1943--The Casablanca Conference with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill concluded. 1965--Winston Churchill died in London at age 90. 1972--Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was discovered in Guam, having spent 28 years hiding in the jungle thinking World War II was still going on. 1986--Voyager Two space probe passes within 51,000 miles of Uranus. 1993--The first African-American to sit on the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall, died. 2003--The Department of Homeland Security, under Tom Ridge, became a cabinet department. Read more: This Day in History: January 24 | Infoplease trib.al/j2QecBn
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:00:24 +0000
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