Historical Events In May - 24

1829  On May - 24 pope Pius VIII issues his program for the pontificate   

1829  On May - 24 pope Pius VIII issues his program for pontificate   

1830  On May - 24 "Mary Had A Little Lamb" is written   

1830  On May - 24 the first passenger rail service in US (Baltimore & Elliots Mill, Maryland)   

1830  On May - 24 the first U S passenger railroad begins service between Baltimore and Elliott's Mills, Maryland   

1830  "Mary Had A Little Lamb," is written on this day in history.   

1831  On May - 24 richard Hoffman, composer   

1831  On May - 24 benjamin Carr, composer, dies at 62   

1832  The First Kingdom of Greece is declared in the London Conference on May - 24.   

1838  Paul Laband, German lawyer on May - 24.   

1840  On May - 24 frederick Walker, painter   

1841  Charles Napier Henry, painter on May - 24.   

1844  On May - 24 samuel F B Morse opens America's first telegraph line between Washington, D C and Baltimore, MD with the message "What hath God wrought!"   

1844  The Baltimore Patriot carries the first-ever telegraphed news dispatch (received from Washington, D C ) on this day in history.   

1844  Samuel FB Morse taps out "What hath God wrought" (1st telegraph msg) on May - 24.   

1844  William Crockford, clubman/gambler, dies on this day in history.   

1846  On May - 24 general Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey in Méxican War   

1846  On May - 24 gen Zachary Taylor captures Monterey in Mexican War   

1850  Ernest Albert Waterlow, water-color painter on this day in history.   

1850  On May - 24 jane Porter, novelist (Scottish Chiefs), dies at 74   

1851  Stanko Vraz, [Jakob Frass], Slavic poet (Grammatica), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1852  On May - 24 robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, author/politician   

1854  Anthony Burns, slave, arrested by US Deputy marshals in Boston on May - 24.   

1854  On this day in history lincoln University, Pennsylvania, first Black college in US forms by Prebyts   

1854  Louis Mountbatten, admiral (WW I) on this day in history.   

1855  Arthur Wing Pinero, British playwright on this day in history.   

1856  Pottawatomie Massacre took place in Kansas on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history johan C Braakensiek, political cartoonist (Green Amsterdammer)   

1861  Alexandria VA occupied by Federal troops on May - 24.   

1861  On this day in history major General Benjamin Butler declares slaves "contraband of war"   

1861  On this day in history alexandria, VA occupied by Federal troops   

1861  Elmer Ellsworth, US warrior (Chicago Zouaves), shot to death at 23 on this day in history.   

1862  Westminster Bridge across Thames opens on May - 24.   

1862  On this day in history beardslee field telegraph used for 1st time   

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1522  On May - 24 birth of john Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)   

1544  William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism) was born on May - 24.   

1605  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church was born on May - 24.   

1610  Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1616  John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682) was born on May - 24.   

1619  On May - 24 birth of philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter   

1650  John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist was born on May - 24.   

1671  Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737) was born on May - 24.   

1144  On May - 24 petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies   

1153  On May - 24 david I, King of Scotland, dies   

1351  Death of Abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297) on this day in history.   

1408  On May - 24 death of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335)   

1425  On this day in history death of murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362)   

1456  Death of Ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396) on May - 24.   

1543  Nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland on this day in history.   

1612  Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48 on May - 24.