July 24

Wednesday 24, 2002:

Alfred Moisiu becomes President of Albania.

Tuesday 24, 1956:

At New York City's Copacabana Club, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis perform their last comedy show together which started on July 25, 1946.

Friday 24, 1931:

A fire at a home for aged people in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania kills 48 people.

Saturday 24, 1915:

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

Tuesday 24, 1866:

Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.