Today in History
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1835 Slaves stage a rebellion in Brazil to end slavery
The Malê Revolt was instrumental in ending slavery in Brazil.
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1848 The California Gold Rush begins
Some 300,000 people traveled to California after James W. Marshall had found gold at Sutter's Mill i
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1946 The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution
Resolution 1 was passed to found the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission (UNAEC).
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1984 The Apple Macintosh computer goes on sale
The “Mac” was the first commercially successful personal computer using a graphical user interface a
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1990 Japan launches its first lunar probe
Hiten was the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Luna 24 in 1976 and the first deep space pr
Births On This Day,
January, 24
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1943 Sharon Tate
American actress
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1941 Neil Diamond
American singer-songwriter, guitarist
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1776 E. T. A. Hoffmann
German jurist, author
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1712 Frederick the Great
Prussian king
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76 Hadrian
Roman Emperor
Deaths On This Day,
January, 24
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1989 Ted Bundy
American serial killer
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1986 L. Ron Hubbard
American religious leader, author, founded the Church of Scientology
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1965 Winston Churchill
English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate
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1895 Lord Randolph Churchill
English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
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41 Caligula
Roman Emperor
