1914 Nebraska Indians |
July 24, 1802 – French novelist Alexandre Dumas was born in
Villers-Cotterêts, France (1802). His novels include “The Three Musketeers” and “The Count of Monte Cristo.”
July 24, 1864 – At the Battle of Kernstown, Va., Confederate
General Jubal Early defeated Union troops under General George Crook to keep
the Shenandoah Valley clear of Yankees.
July 24, 1897 – Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas. She would gain worldwide acclaim in 1932, when she became the first woman
to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Of course, it was her mysterious
disappearance in 1937, during an attempted solo flight around the world, which
resulted in her having a place in esoteric lore. The ultimate resting place of
Earhart and her plane remains a hotly debated topic to this day.
July 24, 1900 – Zelda Sayre was born in Montgomery and
should would go on to marry writer F. Scott Fitzgerald on April 3, 1920.
July 24, 1911 - American archeologist Hiram Bingham
discovered Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca settlement in Peru that is now one of
the world's top tourist destinations.
July 24, 1914 – Evergreen beat the Nebraska Indians
traveling baseball team, 7-6, before “the largest crowd that ever witnessed a
game” in Evergreen.
July 24, 1947 – The Evergreen Greenies baseball team beat
Monroeville in Monroeville, 5-4.
July 24, 1948 – Capt. Clarence Chiles and copilot John
Whitted were flying an Eastern Airlines DC-3 from Houston to Atlanta. Over
Montgomery, Ala. they saw a “dull red glowing object” appear out of nowhere.
The object was headed right for the plane, but before the pilots could react,
the object zipped by their starboard side, nearly colliding with the plane. The
object then climbed quickly and disappeared from sight.
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