Monday, April 24, 2023

History for April 24

History for April 24 - On-This-Day.com 
Robert Penn Warren 1905
  • 1805 - The U.S. Marines attacked and captured the town of Derna in Tripoli.
  • 1833 - A patent was granted for first soda fountain.
  • 1889 - The Edison General Electric Company was organized.
  • 1898 - Spain declared war on the U.S., rejecting America's ultimatum for Spain to withdraw from Cuba.
  • 1915 - During World War I, the Ottoman Turkish Empire began the mass deportation of Armenians.
  • 1953 - Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
  • 1961 - U.S. President Kennedy accepted "sole responsibility" following Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba.
  • 1989 - Thousands of students began striking in Beijing.

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