NATIONAL FOOD DAY
National Food Day focuses on healthy and nutritious food and takes place annually on October 24th. So much more to know...
NATIONAL BOLOGNA DAY
Each year on October 24th, people across the nation make a sandwich to participate in National Bologna Day. This would be a good day to have a bologna sandwich for lunch. Read more...
On Deck for October 25, 2024
National Days
NATIONAL GREASY FOODS DAY
NATIONAL MERRI MUSIC DAY
NATIONAL FRANKENSTEIN FRIDAY
NATIONAL PHARMACY BUYER DAY
NATIONAL BREADSTICK DAY
CHUCKY, THE NOTORIOUS KILLER DOLL DAY
SOUREST DAY
October 24th Celebrated History
1861
The first transcontinental telegraph line in the United States began operation. Only 17 months before, the Pony Express had been the fastest means of delivering a message on the frontier. With the telegraph now connecting the country from coast to coast, the iconic and short-lived era of the Pony Express came to an end.
1938
With the passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the 40-hour workweek went into effect in the United States.
1926
Harry Houdini took the stage for his final performance. However, neither he nor his audience at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit know that Houdini was falling ill. He died a few days later on October 31st from a ruptured appendix.
1992
Winning the World Series in 6 games, the Toronto Blue Jays become the first team outside the United States to win the championship. They defeated the Atlanta Braves 4 games to 2.
October 24th Celebrated Birthdays
Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood - 1830
As an attorney, Lockwood lobbied for equal rights for women including suffrage, property, guardianship, and pay. In 1874, Lockwood drafted a bill that would allow her to be admitted to the Supreme Court bar. It took five years to pass both the House and Senate and on February 15, 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed the bill into law. In March, Lockwood became the first woman admitted to the Supreme Court bar. The following year, she became the first woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court.
Marjorie Joyner - 1896
The cosmetologist was a woman of many firsts. She was the first African American to graduate from the A.B. Molar Beauty School. As a teacher for Madam C.J. Walker, she invented and patented the first permanent-wave machine. Seeing the need for students and educators to network, Joyner founded the Alpha Chi Pi Omega Sorority and Fraternity for beauty students and United Beauty School Owners and Teachers Association.
Melvin Purvis - 1903
Working for the Justice Department under J. Edgar Hoover, Purvis was charged with capturing the gangster and bank robber, John Dillinger. After several near misses, on July 22, 1934, Purvis and his agents received a tip that led them to Dillinger. Outside the Biograph Theater, a shootout between Dillinger and Purvis's agents resulted in the gangster's death.
Nathaniel Wyeth - 1911
The mechanical engineer's development of a type of polyethylene terephthalate made it possible to bottle carbonated beverages in plastic containers.
Bob Kane - 1915
The comic book writer created, along with Milton Finger, the DC Comics character Batman.
Marie Foster - 1917
The Civil Rights activist helped thousands of African-Americans to register to vote and overcome voter suppression.
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