What Happened on Apr 24

Felice Peretti Montalto (Sixtus V) elected Pope

Pope Sixtus V (13 December, 1520 – 27 August, 1590), born Felice Peretti di Montalto, was Pope from 1585 to 1590. Felice Peretti was born at... Read more

North Channel Naval Duel

The formalities completed, Ranger turned sharply and fired a broadside at the following Drake. The British were unable to reply immediately- and... Read more

The Library Of Congress Is Born

Today, the Library of Congress celebrates its birthday. On April 24, 1800, President John Adams approved the appropriation of $5,000 for the... Read more

The Mexican-American War Begins

The Mexican–American War was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of... Read more

Jesse James Gets Married

Jesse and his cousin Zee married on April 24, 1874, and had two children who survived to adulthood: Jesse James, Jr. (b. 1875) and Mary Susan James... Read more

Easter Rising and the Irish Rebellion of 1916

Irish Rebels, 6,000 men James Connolly, Commander Patrick H. Pearse Edmond de Val era John O'Reilly Major John McBride Countess... Read more

Events Leading Up to the Easter Rising and the Irish Rebellion of 1916

The most audacious and yet the most inspiring rebellion in modern history — that of a handful of Irish patriots to wrest control of Ireland from... Read more

Allied Nations Send Envoys to United States

Immediately after America's Declaration of War, the Allied nations sent high commissioners to the United States to express their gratitude for the... Read more

Battle of Thermopylae (1941)

The Battle of Thermopylae during World War II occurred in 1941 following the retreat from the Olympus and Servia passes. British Commonwealth... Read more

Battle of Halbe

The Battle of Halbe (German: Kessel von Halbe, Russian: Хальбский "котел", Halbe cauldron) lasted from April 24 - May 1, 1945 was a battle in which... Read more

Sakuragichō Train Fire

A disastrous train fire occurred at the Sakuragi-cho Station on the Keihin-Tohoku line when a MOHA-63 train touched a sagging overhead wire and... Read more

The Hill Fights

Things remained quiet in the Khe Sanh area through 1966. Even so, General Westmoreland insisted that it not only be occupied by the Marines, but... Read more

David Bowie releases Diamond Dogs

Diamond Dogs is a concept album by David Bowie, originally released by RCA Records in 1974. Thematically it was a marriage of the novel Nineteen... Read more

Larry Bird signs letter of intent to play for Bob Knight and Indiana University

April 24, 1974 Signs a letter of intent to play basketball for Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers, choosing the Bloomington school over Purdue... Read more

Peter Ham Dies

Peter William Ham (27 April 1947 – 24 April 1975) was a Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the leader of the group Badfinger. Read more

Operation Eagle Claw Begins

Operation Eagle Claw (or Operation Evening Light) was a United States military operation that attempted to rescue 52 American hostages from the... Read more

"Chan Is Missing" Is Released

Chan Is Missing is a 1982 film which tells the story of two taxi drivers searching the streets of San Francisco's Chinatown for the man who ran off... Read more

Madonna Releases "Everybody"

Madonna signed a singles deal with Sire Records, a label belonging to Warner Bros. Records. Her first release was "Everybody" on April 24, 1982.... Read more

Corrosion of Conformity release Technocracy

Technocracy is an EP by Corrosion of Conformity. It was released in 1987 on Metal Blade Records, and re-released in 1992 on Relativity Records with... Read more

"The Yada Yada" - Season 8 Episode 19 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Yada Yada" is the 153rd episode of the American NBC sitcom Seinfeld. The 19th episode of the 8th season, it aired on April 24, 1997. Plot... Read more

Helloween Releases "Better Than Raw"

Better Than Raw is the eighth studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1998. The album contains two singles, which are "I... Read more

Anti-Flag releases Underground Network

Underground Network is the name of Anti-Flag's third album, released on Fat Wreck Chords in 2001. Widely considered to be the band's breakthrough... Read more

Keane releases single "Atlantic"

"Atlantic" is a song performed and composed by English alternative rock band Keane and is featured on their second studio album, Under the Iron Sea... Read more

Dimmu Borgir releases In Sorte Diaboli

In Sorte Diaboli (literally Latin for "In Direct Contact With Satan", though likely intended to mean "In League With Satan") is the seventh studio... Read more

The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar Launches

The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (commonly abbreviated to LOTRO, LotRO) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG)... Read more