January 24 in History
1848
January 24, 1848:Gold is discovered in the American River in California by a carpenter named James Wilson Marshall.
1857
January 24, 1857:The University of Calcutta is established.
1908
January 24, 1908:Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell organizes the first-ever Boy Scout troop.
1935
January 24, 1935:Beer is sold in cans for the first time through a partnership between the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company and the American Can Company.
1940
January 24, 1940:The film, “The Grapes of Wrath”, based on a novel of the same name, is released worldwide.
1984
January 24, 1984:The first Macintosh is unveiled at Apple Inc.’s shareholders’ meeting by Steve Jobs.
1989
January 24, 1989:Ted Bundy, the American serial killer believed to have killed more than 30 women, is executed aged 42.
2006
January 24, 2006:Movie animation company, Pixar is purchased by the Walt Disney Company for $7.4 billion.
2011
January 24, 2011:British singer Adele releases her second studio album, “21”.
2018
January 24, 2018:Former USA Gymnastics doctor, Larry Nassar receives a prison sentence of 40 to 175 years for sexually assaulting athletes and possessing child pornography.