Famous Quote For August 24
"If the majority wills what is socially atavistic, then to thwart the majority may be, though undemocratic, enlightened."
William F. Buckley, Jr., 1957
August 24 Birthdays
 
1988 - Rupert Grint
1997 - Jamie Rose
1997 - Payton Ackerman
1998 - Sofia Richie
2000 - Griffin Gluck
1998 - Robin Packalen
1977 - John Green
1997 - Alan Walker
1945 - Vince McMahon
1981 - Chad Michael Murray
1990 - Catherine Paiz
1986 - Arian Foster
2006 - Alyssa FamilyFunPack
2000 - Nick Bufty
1992 - Josh Chomik
1995 - Justine Skye
1976 - Danica DeCosto
1987 - David Brown
1973 - Dave Chappelle
2000 - Nur Aisyah
1983 - Brittani Louise Taylor
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August 24 History
 

1950 - The first African-American US delegate to the United Nations is Edith Sampson

1932 - Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop

1912 - Alaska becomes US territory

1875 - Captain Webb 1st swims English Channel

1456 - Printing of the Gutenberg Bible

This Day In Business

1891 - The kinetoscope is patented by Thomas Edison.
This Day In Entertainment

1967 - Keith Moon, drummer for the Who, drives Lincoln Continental into Holiday Inn pool
This Day In Geography

0079 - The famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius takes place, reaching Pompeii & other Roman cities.
This Day In Sports

2008 - Spectacular Beijing Summer Olympics closing ceremony (w/ Jimmy Page)

August 24th Holiday

National Day (Ukraine) - Celebrates the Ukraine gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Today's Birthday Trivia

He was an advocate for Native American rights and famously sent an Inuit activist representative in his place to receive an award. Who is he?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

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