Major Events
- 41 Claudius succeeds his nephew Caligula as Roman Emperor after the latter's assassination by officers of the Praetorian Guard
- 1848 James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California
- 1857 University of Calcutta founded as the first full-fledged university in South Asia
- 1899 Rubber heel for boots or shoes patented by American Humphrey O'Sullivan
- 1908 Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell publishes "Scouting for Boys" as a manual for self-instruction in outdoor skills and self-improvement. The book becomes the inspiration for the Scout Movement.
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Jan 24 in Film & TV
- 1940 "The Grapes of Wrath", directed by John Ford and based on John Steinbeck's novel of the same name, starring Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell, is released
- 1984 Apple Computer Inc unveils its revolutionary Macintosh personal computer in a Super Bowl TV ad directed by Ridley Scott
Jan 24 in Music
- 2011 "21" second studio album by Adele is released (Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2012, Brit Award for British Album of the Year, 2011 Billboard Album of the Year)
Jan 24 in Sport
- 2018 Former US Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar found guilty of molesting over 150 girls, sentenced up to 175 years in prison
Did You Know?
1st canned beer, "Krueger's Cream Ale," is sold by American company Krueger Brewing Co.
Hadrian
Frederick the Great
Benjamin Lincoln
Gustav III
Edith Wharton
Moon Jae-in
Ernest Borgnine
Sharon Tate
John Belushi
Maria Tallchief
Ray Stevens
Neil Diamond
Luis Suárez
Fun Fact About January 24
Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
Famous Weddings
- 1121 English King Henry I marries 2nd wife Adeliza [Adela] of Louvain at Windsor Castle
- 1328 King Edward III of England (15) marries Philippa of Hainault (18) at York Minster, in York
- 1884 Abolitionist Frederick Douglass marries his second wife suffragist Helen Pitts
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Caligula
Gerd von Rundstedt
Alfred Carlton Gilbert
Winston Churchill
Ted Bundy
Thurgood MarshallArticles, Photos and Quiz
California Gold Rush
At first it was just a glint in James Marshall’s eye. But when he confirmed what he thought he had seen, the frantic California Gold Rush of the 1840s began.
January 24, 1848
Discovery of Gold in California
First gold nugget discovered in California
January 24, 1848
Beer in a Can
Krueger's Cream Ale and Krueger's Finest Beer, sold by American company Krueger Brewing Co.
January 24, 1935
Apple Macintosh Personal Computer
Apple's revolutionary personal computer, the Macintosh
January 24, 1984
