Today in history: On Oct. 24, 1260, the Cathedral of Chartres was dedicated. In 1648, the Peace treaty of Westphalia was signed. In 1926, Harry Houdini made his final appearance, in Detroit, Mich. In 1929, it was Black Thursday as the Wall Street crash began. In 1945, the United Nations was founded. In 1946, a camera aboard a V-2 rocket snapped the first photo of Earth taken from space. In 1947, Walt Disney testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Un-American Activities Committee, naming communists in the Disney organization. In 1956, Hungary was invaded by Soviet troops. And in 1994, the Atlanta Braves Greg Maddux became the first MLB pitcher to win three-straight Cy Young awards.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:09:04 +0000