Volume 13 , Issue 43

This Day In History (October 24)

It was on this day in 1945, October 24, that the United Nations charter took effect. Read the rest of the story HERE.

On Oct. 24, 1915, Bob Kane, the American cartoonist best known for creating 'Batman,' was born. Following his death on Nov. 3, 1998, his obituary appeared in The Times. Go to obituary.

On This Date, October 24:

• 1648 - The Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War and, effectively, the Holy Roman Empire.
• 1861 - The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent from California to President Abraham Lincoln.
• 1931 - The George Washington Bridge, connecting New York and New Jersey, was dedicated.
• 1940 - The 40-hour work week went into effect in the United States.
• 1952 - Republican presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower declared, "I shall go to Korea" as he promised to end the conflict.
• 1992 - The Toronto Blue Jays became the first team outside the United States to win a World Series as they defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in Game 6.
• 2003 - The era of supersonic jet travel came to an end as three British Airways Concordes landed at London's Heathrow Airport.
• 2005 - Civil rights activist Rosa Parks died at age 92.
• 2007 - Facebook Inc. sold a 1.6 percent stake to Microsoft Corp. for $240 million, spurning a competing offer from Google Inc.

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