History for October 24 - On-This-Day.com
Sarah J. Hale 1788 - She wrote the poem "Mary Had A Little Lamb.", Moss Hart 1904 - Playwright, Bob Kane 1915 - Comic book artist, creator of Batman
J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) 1930, David Nelson 1936 - Actor, Kevin Kline 1947 - Actor
1940 - In the U.S., the 40-hour workweek went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
1948 - The term "cold war" was used for the first time. It was in a speech by Bernard Baruch before the Senate War Investigating Committee.
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