Washington, DC, USA
1844 - May 24 – The first electrical telegram is sent over the telegraph by Samuel F. B. Morse from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. to the B&O Railroad "outer depot" in Baltimore, Maryland, saying "What hath God wrought".
Taken from the Bible, Numbers 23:23, and recorded on a paper tape, the phrase had been suggested to Morse by Annie Ellsworth, the young daughter of a friend. The success of the experiment would... Read MORE...
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May 24, 1844
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1844 - May 24 – The first electrical telegram is sent over the telegraph by Samuel F. B. Morse from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. to the B&O Railroad "outer depot" in Baltimore, Maryland, saying "What hath God wrought".
Taken from the Bible, Numbers 23:23, and recorded on a paper tape, the phrase had been suggested to Morse by Annie Ellsworth, the young daughter of a friend. The success of the experiment would... Read MORE...
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May 24, 1844
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Sedona, Arizona, USA
1918 - SEDONA CITIZENS GIVE THEIR BOYS SEND OFF
The patriotic citizens of Sedona, on Oak creek, gave a dance in the school house at that place Tuesday night in honor of the boys of that section who go with Coconino's draft contingent Sunday.... Read MORE...
The Coconino Sun - Flagstaff, Arizona - May 24, 1918
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1918 - SEDONA CITIZENS GIVE THEIR BOYS SEND OFF
The patriotic citizens of Sedona, on Oak creek, gave a dance in the school house at that place Tuesday night in honor of the boys of that section who go with Coconino's draft contingent Sunday.... Read MORE...
The Coconino Sun - Flagstaff, Arizona - May 24, 1918
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Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA (Valley Falls) (Ashton) (Cumberland Hill)
1809 - Earth Trembling
May 16.
In Cumberland, R.I., near Attleborough, an extraordinary trembling of earth has been repeatedly noticed of late; sometimes so hard as to break crockery ware. Several persons have removed. It ... Read MORE...
The Maryland Gazette - Annapolis, Maryland - May 24, 1809
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1809 - Earth Trembling
May 16.
In Cumberland, R.I., near Attleborough, an extraordinary trembling of earth has been repeatedly noticed of late; sometimes so hard as to break crockery ware. Several persons have removed. It ... Read MORE...
The Maryland Gazette - Annapolis, Maryland - May 24, 1809
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1800s Cooking Tips and RecipesHow To Fry Quick Doughnuts
Put a frying kettle half full of fat over the fire to heat.
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March 17, 1885 Daily Missoulian
Paterson, New Jersey, USA
1920 - HOTEL DESTROYED BY EARLY MORNING FIRE.
Paterson, N. J., May 24. - Fire early today gutted the Manhattan Hotel, a four-story brick structure in the business district of this city. Lives of 50 guests on the upper floors were saved when they ... Read MORE...
Dunkirk Evening Observer - Dunkirk, New York - May 24, 1920
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1920 - HOTEL DESTROYED BY EARLY MORNING FIRE.
Paterson, N. J., May 24. - Fire early today gutted the Manhattan Hotel, a four-story brick structure in the business district of this city. Lives of 50 guests on the upper floors were saved when they ... Read MORE...
Dunkirk Evening Observer - Dunkirk, New York - May 24, 1920
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Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)
1860 - Throwing Brickbats in Sleep
A young man residing in West Thompson, Connecticut, rose in his sleep, Sunday night crawled through the attic scuttle to the roof of the house, commenced loosening the bricks from the chimney, and... Read MORE...
St Cloud Democrat - Saint Cloud, Minnesota - May 24, 1860
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1860 - Throwing Brickbats in Sleep
A young man residing in West Thompson, Connecticut, rose in his sleep, Sunday night crawled through the attic scuttle to the roof of the house, commenced loosening the bricks from the chimney, and... Read MORE...
St Cloud Democrat - Saint Cloud, Minnesota - May 24, 1860
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Webster, Massachusetts, USA
1884 - Walked to Webster from California
Warren B. Johnson, aged sixty-five years, who left California on foot June 1, 1882, with a horse, cow and dog, arrived at his home in Webster, Massachusetts, Friday night, all the animals... Read MORE...
Arizona Weekly Citizen - Tucson, Arizona - May 24, 1884
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1884 - Walked to Webster from California
Warren B. Johnson, aged sixty-five years, who left California on foot June 1, 1882, with a horse, cow and dog, arrived at his home in Webster, Massachusetts, Friday night, all the animals... Read MORE...
Arizona Weekly Citizen - Tucson, Arizona - May 24, 1884
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for LadiesResponsibilities of Wealthy Women
Utica, New York, USA
1907 - Smoke Suffocates Two During Utica Hotel Fire. Several Other Persons, Overcome, Are Carried Out.
Utica, May 23. - By a fire that caused less than $5,000 damage in the Metropolitan Hotel shortly after midnight, Mrs. Hannah S. Zintsmaster, an employe of the hotel, and George James, a guest, were... Read MORE...
The Post Standard - Syracuse, New York - May 24, 1907
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1907 - Smoke Suffocates Two During Utica Hotel Fire. Several Other Persons, Overcome, Are Carried Out.
Utica, May 23. - By a fire that caused less than $5,000 damage in the Metropolitan Hotel shortly after midnight, Mrs. Hannah S. Zintsmaster, an employe of the hotel, and George James, a guest, were... Read MORE...
The Post Standard - Syracuse, New York - May 24, 1907
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1884 Mrs. Elizabeth A. Thornton, of Hackensack, N. J., recently celebrated her one hundredth birthday.
She distinctly recalls the visit of Lafayette to Camden to lay the corner-stone of the DeKalb monument. - N. Y. Sun.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1935 May 24, 1935: First major league baseball night game was played in Cincinnati, Ohio
The Old Farmer's Almanac www.almanac.com
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1901 Vanderlyn murdered
Frank Heroy, son of a Methodist clergyman, shot and killed Charles Vanderlyn, at Greenfield, N. Y., yesterday.
Harrisburg Telegraph
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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She distinctly recalls the visit of Lafayette to Camden to lay the corner-stone of the DeKalb monument. - N. Y. Sun.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1935 May 24, 1935: First major league baseball night game was played in Cincinnati, Ohio
The Old Farmer's Almanac www.almanac.com
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1901 Vanderlyn murdered
Frank Heroy, son of a Methodist clergyman, shot and killed Charles Vanderlyn, at Greenfield, N. Y., yesterday.
Harrisburg Telegraph
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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America - Did you know? 150 residences in New York City got the first televisions in 1936.
Quebec - Did you know? French Canadians have their own way of speaking French. That’s something that sets them apart from...Read MORE...6 Things You May Not Know About French Canadians (www.amontrealerabroad.com)
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