History for March 24

(Andrew W. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury--September 1929)

History for March 24 - On-This-Day.com
John Wesley Powell 1834 - U.S. soldier, geologist and explorer of American West, Andrew Mellon 1855 - American banker, industrialist, philanthropist, U.S. Secretary of the Treasure (1921-1932), Harry Houdini 1874 - Magician, escape artist
 

Joseph Barbera 1911 - Cartoonist, Steve McQueen 1930 - Actor, R. Lee Ermey 1944 - Actor


1882 - In Berlin, German scientist Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis germ (bacillus).


2019 - U.S. Attorney General William Barr released a four-page summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report in U.S. President Donald Trump's election campaign. The report concluded that there was no collusion with Russia.