July 24

Thursday 24, 1969:

Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.

Saturday 24, 1937:

Alabama drops rape charges against the so-called "Scottsboro Boys."

Saturday 24, 1915:

Passenger ship Eastland capsizes in central Chicago, Illinois, with the loss of 845 lives.

Saturday 24, 1847:

After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City.

Tuesday 24, 1832:

Benjamin Bonneville leads the first wagon train across the Rocky Mountains by using Wyoming's South Pass.

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