This Day In History

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July 24th

1847
Brigham Young and the first members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) arrived at the Great Salt Lake.

1862
Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States, died in Kinderhook, N.Y., at age 79.

1866
Tennessee became the first Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union.

1948
Looney Tunes character Marvin the Martian makes his first appearance in the cartoon Haredevil Hare.

1965
The Beach Boys' "California Girls" was released.

1979
A Miami jury convicted Ted Bundy of first-degree murder in the slayings of two Florida State University sorority sisters.

1983
George Brett batting for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident".

1990
Pantera released "Cowboys From Hell." It was their first major label release.

2002
Nine coal miners were trapped in a mine in Pennsylvania. All were rescued three days later.

2005
Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France for a record-breaking seventh time

Birthdays
79 Jacqueline Brookes Actress
73 Ruth Buzzi Comedian ("Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In")
73 Mark Goddard Actor
69 Dan Hedaya Actor
63 Gallagher Comedian
62 Robert Hays Actor ("Airplane!" movies)
60 Michael Richards Actor ("Seinfeld")
58 Lynda Carter Actress ("Wonder Woman")
46 Karl Malone Basketball player
45 Barry Bonds Baseball player
40 Jennifer Lopez Actress, singer
34 Eric Szmanda Actor ("CSI")
34 Torrie Wilson Professional wrestler
28 Summer Glau Actress ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles")
~ Snake Eyes Cigar Asylum Inmate

68 Alexander Dumas 7/24/1802 - 12/5/1870 French author and dramatist; wrote "The Three Musketeers"
84 William Gillette 7/24/1853 - 4/29/1937 American playwright and actor; portrayed Sherlock Holmes
40 Amelia Earhart 7/24/1897 - 7/2/1937 American aviator; the first woman to fly alone over the Atlantic