Today is Thursday, Oct. 24, the 298th day of 2024. There are 68 days left in the year.
On Oct. 24, 2002, authorities apprehended John Allen Muhammad and teenager Lee Boyd Malvo near Myersville, Maryland, in the Washington-area sniper attacks. (Malvo was later sentenced to life in prison.
Muhammad was sentenced to death and executed in 2009.) In 1537, Jane Seymour, the third wife of England’s King Henry VIII, died 12 days after giving birth to Prince Edward, later King Edward VI. Related Articles National News | Homeless encampment forced out ahead of Taylor Swift shows in New Orleans National News | Ron Ely, star of original ‘Tarzan’ TV show, dies at 86 National News | California man arrested after girlfriend’s body found inside trash can National News | Drunk driver nearly collides with Harris motorcade in Milwaukee National News | American Airlines fined $50M for mistreating disabled passengers In 1861, the first transcontinental telegraph message was sent by Chief Justice Stephen J.
Field of California from San Francisco to President Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C. In 1929, a massive sell-off at the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange led to chaos as stockbrokers couldn’t keep up with trade requests.
Though the market recovered some loses by the end of the day, “Black Thursday” marked the beginning of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. In 1931, the George Washington Bridge, connecting New York City with New Jersey, was dedicated. It was the world’s .