October 24 - Sleepy

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This Day In History

1260

The Cathedral of Chartres is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France.

1590

John White, governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the "lost" colonists.

1851

William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel and Ariel orbiting Uranus.

1861

The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed, spelling the end for the 18-month-old Pony Express.

1901

Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

1926

Harry Houdini gives his last performance, at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit.

1931

The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic.

1946

A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of earth from outer space.

1957

The USAF starts the X-20 Dyna-Soar program.

2003

Concorde makes its last commercial flight.

Famous Birthdays

1632

Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microbiologist (d. 1723)

1788

Sarah Josepha Hale, American poet (d. 1879)

1838

Annie Edson Taylor, American adventuress (d. 1921)

1882

Dame Sybil Thorndike, British actress (d. 1976)

1904

Moss Hart, American dramatist (d. 1961)

1915

Bob Kane, American comic book artist and writer, creator (with Bill Finger) of Batman  (d. 1998)

1919

Frank Piasecki, American aeronautical engineer (d. 2008)

1933

Reginald "Reggie" Kray, British gangster and murderer (d. 2000)
Ronald "Ronnie" Kray, British gangster and murderer (d. 1995)

1947

Kevin Kline, American actor

1952

David Weber, American science fiction and fantasy author

1981

Jemima Rooper, British actress