GMT 7-24-2018

Today in History July 24


1567 Mary, Queen of Scots, is imprisoned and forced to abdicate her throne to her 1-year-old son James VI.

1701 Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac establishes Fort Pontchartrain for France at present-day Detroit, Michigan.

1704 Admiral George Rooke takes Gibraltar from the Spanish.

1847 The first members of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) arrive in Utah, settling in present-day Salt Lake City.

1897 African-American soldiers of the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps arrive in St. Louis, Mo., after completing a 40-day bike ride from Missoula, Montana.

1942 The Soviet city of Rostov is captured by German troops.

1950 The U.S. Fifth Air Force relocates from Japan to Korea.

1974 The Supreme Court rules that President Richard Nixon must surrender the Watergate tapes.


Born on July 24

1802 Alexandre Dumas, French author (The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers).

1897 Amelia Earhart, aviation pioneer.

1920 Bella Abzug, the first Jewish woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.


Joke of the Day

Q. What human body part is long, hard, bendable, and contains the letters p,e,n,i,s?







A. Your spine.