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This Day In History January 24


Light Horse and Swamp Fox raid Georgetown, South Carolina Gold discovered at Sutter's Creek Edith Wharton is born Confederate Congress agrees to resume prisoner exchanges Albert Erskine, Studebaker chief, is born Boy Scouts movement begins British and German navies battle at the Dogger Bank First canned beer goes on sale Chile suffers killer quake Von Paulus to Hitler: Let us surrender! Emmett Till murderers make magazine confession Winston Churchill dies Operation Masher/White Wing/Thang Phong II launched Aretha Franklin's career is reborn Nixon honors Eugene Ormandy Japanese soldier found hiding on Guam Truce is expected in Laos and Cambodia U.S. announces military equipment sales to China Mike Bossy scores 50th goal in 50 NHL games Walt Disney announces $7.4 billion purchase of Pixar
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