This date in history 7-24-2021
Events that happened on July 24 through the years.
1567: Mary, queen of the Scots deposed.
1847: Religious pioneers settle Salt Lake City.
1915: Hundreds drown in Eastland disaster.
1943: Operation Gomorrah is launched.
1969: Apollo 11 returns to Earth.
1982: “Eye of the Tiger” from “Rocky” tops charts.
1998: “Saving Private Ryan” opens in theaters.
2005: Lance Armstrong wins seventh Tour de France.
If you like this date in history, so do others. You or your business can sponsor for only $one a day. Email craig@heavenerledger.com to get started.
“Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
― George Santayana
Get a better way to read the daily news, sports, obituaries and more with the Ledger/LCJ daily newsletter.