Friday, April 24, 2026

History for April 24

History for April 24 - On-This-Day.com 
Henri Philippe Petain 1856
  • 1805 - The U.S. Marines attacked and captured the town of Derna in Tripoli.
  • 1833 - A patent was granted for first soda fountain.
  • 1877 - Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire.
  • 1889 - The Edison General Electric Company was organized.
  • 1961 - U.S. President Kennedy accepted "sole responsibility" following Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba.
  • 1967 - Soviet astronaut Vladimir Komarov died when his craft crashed with a tangled parachute.

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