September 24

Saturday 24, 1988:

1988 Summer Olympics: Ben Johnson "defeated" Carl Lewis and Linford Christie in 100 metres sprinting in a record time of 9.79 seconds. (Johnson would later be disqualified in a high profile case of doping in sports.)

Sunday 24, 1961:

The old Deutsche Opernhaus in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg returns to its newly rebuilt house as the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Tuesday 24, 1940:

Baseball: Jimmie Foxx becomes the second member of the 500 home run club with a home run at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Thursday 24, 1908:

The first Ford Model T is built.

Wednesday 24, 1664:

The Netherlands surrenders New Amsterdam to England.