July 24 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for July 24
In the headlines today:

1999	Singer Phil Collins (formerly of the rock band Genesis) marries Orianne Cevey in Lausanne, Switzerland.
1996	Terrorists explode a pair of bombs on a commuter train in Sri Lanka, killing 64 people.
1980	Actor Peter Sellers dies of a heart attack in England at age 54.
1974		The US Supreme Court rules that President Richard Nixon must obey a subpoena to turn over Watergate tapes to the special investigation committee. (photo credit: NARA)
1972		Grand Funk Railroad records the instrumental tracks for the song Rock & Roll Soul, which would appear on their Phoenix album. (The song would later peak at #7 on the US Top 40 singles chart.) (photo credit: Capitol)
1969	The crew of the Apollo 11 mission -- which culminated in man's first steps on the moon -- splash down in the Pacific.
1923	The boundaries of Turkey are settled by the Treaty of Lausanne, signed by the Turks and the Allied powers.
1866	Tennessee rejoins the Union -- the first Confederate state to do so -- after the Civil War.
1862	Martin Van Buren, 8th US president, dies in New York at age 79.
1847	Mormon settlers, led by Brigham Young, reach Utah's Great Salt Lake Valley.
1534	Explorer James Cartier claims Canada for France.