What Happened on Oct 24

Carleton's Raid

Carleton's Raid was a British raid during the American War of Independence. On October 24, 1778, with snow already on the ground but before Lake... Read more

Treaty Of Fort St. Stephens Is Signed

The Treaty of Fort St. Stephens or Treaty of Choctaw Trading House was signed between the United States and the Choctaws. The treaty was signed at... Read more

First Battle Of Tabasco

The First Battle of Tabasco was fought during the Mexican-American War. The battle was part of the U.S. Home Squadron's efforts to blockade the... Read more

The First Transcontinental Telegraph System Is Completed

On October 24, 1861, the first transcontinental telegraph system was completed, making it possible to transmit messages rapidly (by... Read more

The Maracaibo Incident

During the night of the 24th of October last [1886], which was rainy and tempestuous, a family of nine persons, sleeping in a hut a few leagues... Read more

Battle Of Caporetto

The Battle of Caporetto (also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo or the Battle of Karfreit as it was known by the Central Powers; Slovene:... Read more

Operation Vitality Begins as Canadian Infantry Advances Down the South Beveland Penninsula

The third major operation of the Battle of the Scheldt opened on October 24 when the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division began its advance down the... Read more

The United Nations Charter is Ratified

The United Nations (UN) Charter was ratified on October 24, 1945, bringing the international body officially into existence. The term "United... Read more

United Airlines Flight 608 Crash

The engines, scorched and twisted, were thrown 200 to 300 feet beyond the burned area, while a piece of the tail - 18 to 30 feet long - was the... Read more

Nedelin Disaster

On October 26, 1960, the Soviet newspapers published a short communique from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and... Read more

"The Manchurian Candidate" Is Released

The Manchurian Candidate is a 1962 Cold War political thriller film starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey and Angela Lansbury, and featuring... Read more

Jackie Robinson Dies

Robinson's body, which had served him well as an athlete, failed early. Heart disease complications and diabetes weakened him and made him almost... Read more

First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit

The Environmental Justice Movement (EJM) is a confluence of social and environmental movements which deals with Environmental Justice In the early... Read more

Anthrax releases Stomp 442

Stomp 442 is the name of the seventh album by American heavy metal band Anthrax. It was released in 1995, (see 1995 in music) by Elektra Records.... Read more

Savatage release Dead Winter Dead

Dead Winter Dead is a concept album by Savatage, released in 1995 dealing with a Serb boy and a Muslim girl who fall in love. The story of the... Read more

The Smashing Pumpkins release Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the third album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released October 24, 1995, on... Read more

Overkill releases Bloodletting

Bloodletting is the eleventh full-length album released by the thrash metal band Overkill in the fall of 2000, and the first after the departure of... Read more

Pennywise releases Live @ the Key Club

Live @ the Key Club is the only live album released by California punk rock band Pennywise. It was released in 2000. Read more

Boston Red Sox defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2

It might have been the last Fenway Park game of the magical 2004 season. And if it was, there'll be a parade in Boston sometime before Election Day... Read more

New England Patriots defeat New York Jets, 13-7

Fullbacks are dropping like flies. The Patriots have lost the top two fullbacks on their depth chart, Patrick Pass, who was out of yesterday's... Read more

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat released

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat is a first-person shooter video game in the Battlefield series, developed by Digital Illusions CE. Modern Combat is... Read more

Rosa Parks dies

Rosa Parks resided in Detroit until she died at the age of 92 on October 24, 2005, about 7:00PM EDT, in her apartment on the east side of the city.... Read more

Hannah Montana Soundtrack Is Released

Hannah Montana is the soundtrack for the Disney Channel original series of the same name. It was released on October 24, 2006 by Walt Disney... Read more

Skid Row release Revolutions per Minute

Revolutions per Minute is the fifth full-length studio album by Skid Row, released on October 24, 2006. It is the band's first and only release... Read more

Stephen King publishes Lisey's Story

Lisey's Story is a psychological horror novel by Stephen King. It was released on October 24, 2006, and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award... Read more