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Historical Events
on August 24th
- Lead Story
- Vesuvius erupts,79
- American Revolution
- General Lee recognizes Georgia's value,1776
- Automotive
- Maria Teresa de Filippis races in Portuguese Grand Prix,1958
- Civil War
- George Steuart is born,1828
- Cold War
- Congress passes Communist Control Act,1954
- Crime
- A Wall Street scheme is hatched,1982
- Disaster
- Eruption of Mount Vesuvius begins,79
- General Interest
- Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre,1572
- British capture and burn Washington,1814
- Spain accepts Mexican independence,1821
- Hollywood
- John Lennon’s killer sentenced,1981
- Literary
- A.S. Byatt, author of Possession, is born,1936
- Music
- Paul Anka has a #1 hit with "(You're) Having My Baby",1974
- Old West
- Elusive Mount of the Holy Cross photographed,1873
- Presidential
- British troops set fire to the White House,1814
- Sports
- Captain Webb swims English Channel,1875
- Vietnam War
- Washington changes policy on support for President Diem,1963
- U.S. unit refuses commander's order,1969
- B-52s conduct heavy raids along the DMZ,1970
- World War I
- Poet Alan Seeger volunteers in French army ,1914
- World War II
- Brave volunteers save the day in the Battle of the East Solomon Islands,1942
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