Saturday, January 24

Today in Histroy

January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar.

 1848 - James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California. The discovery led to the gold rush of '49

1857 – The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in South Asia.

1908 - In England, the first Boy Scout troop was organized by Robert Baden-Powell.

1939 – The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.

 1972
Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was discovered in Guam, having spent 28 years hiding in the jungle thinking World War II was still going on.


1986 – Voyager 2 passes within 81,500 kilometres (50,600 mi) of Uranus.

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