OCTOBER 24 | Birthdays and Events

Notable Birthdays for October 24

Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879) - Author who wrote Mary Had A Little Lamb.

Belva Ann Lockwood (1830-1917) -First female attorney to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Annie Edson Taylor (1838-1921) - Stuntwoman who became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

James S. Sherman (1855-1812) -The 27th VP of the U.S.

B. A. Rolfe (1879-1956) - Musician known as the Boy Trumpet Wonder.

Earl Morris (1889-1956) - Archaeologist who created the Aztec Ruins National Monument.

Main Rousseau Bocher (1890-1976) - Uniform designer for the Red Cross and Girl Scouts.

Merian C. Cooper (1893-1973) - Film director and producer of the original King Kong.

Marjorie Joyner (1896-1994) - First Black woman to create and patent a permanent hair-wave machine.

Melvin Purvis (1903-1960) - FBI agent who captured bank robbers John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd and later became a significant figure during the Nuremburg Trials against the Nazi's.

Nathaniel Wyeth (1911-1990) - Inventor of the PET plastic beverage bottle.

Sonny Terry (1911-1986) - Blind blues and harmonica musician.

Murray Golden (1912-1991) - Television director of Bonanza and Rawhide.

Bob Kane (1915-2003) - Illustrator and co-creator of Batman.

Roger Milliken (1915-2010) - Former CEO of Milliken & Company.

Barbara Robinson (1927-2013) - Author of children's books The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and The Best School Year Ever.

Jack Angel (1930-2021) - Voice actor with credits in Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, Disney and Nickelodeon.

The Big Bopper (1930-1959) - Musician of Chantilly Lace and Running Bear who died in a plane crash with fellow musicians Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens.

John G. Cramer (1934-Still Living) - Physicist known for his work in the development of quantum mechanics.

Sammy Petrillo (1934-2009) - Comedian said to be the best Jerry Lee Lewis intiminator of all time.

David Nelson (1936-2011) - Actor who played himself on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.

F. Murray Abraham (1939-Still Living) - Stage and film actor known for his role as Mozart.

William H. Dobelle (1941-2004) - Medical researcher known for development of technology that restores partial vision.

BD Wong (1960-Still Living) - Stage, film and television actor who played Dr. Johnathan Lee on Law & Order: SVU.

Zahn McClarnon (1966-Still Living) - Native American actor best known for his roles in Longmire, Reservation Dogs and Dark Winds.

Zac Posen (1980-Still Living) - Famous fashion designer.

Adrienne Bailon (1983-Still Living) - Former singer of the group The Cheetah Girls.

Daniel Shalikar (1988-Still Living) - Child star with roles in Honey I Blew Up the Kids.

Memorable Events for October 24

1836 - Alonzo Phillips receives a patent for a phosphorus friction match.

1861 - The first transcontinental telegraph line from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. is completed.

1861 - West Virginia secedes from Virginia.

1881 - U.S. Ambassador Levi Morton inserts the first rivet in Statue of Liberty.

1908- Take Me Out to the Ball Game hits the charts.

1911 - Orville Wright remains in the air 9:45 in his glider.

1926 - Harry Houdini makes his last performance.

1931 - The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic over the Hudson River.

1931 - Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion.

1938 - The U.S. makes child labor in factories illegal.

1939 - Nylon stockings go on sale for first time in Delaware.

1940 - Minimum wage is set for $0.30 for a 44 hour work week.

1947 - Walt Disney testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee giving the names of Disney employees he believes to be communists.

1949 - The first brick for the UN Headquarters in NY is laid.

1954 - President Eisenhower pledges support to South Vietnam.

1956 - Margaret Towner becomes first woman to be ordained into the Presbyterian Church in the U.Sx