JULY 24 - THIS IS IT!

July 24 

This Date in History

1847 – After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City.

1901 – O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.

1935 – The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109 °F (43 °C) in Chicago and 104 °F  (40 °C) in Milwaukee.

Born

1895 – Robert Graves, English poet, novelist, critic (d. 1985)

1897 – Amelia Earhart, American pilot and author (d. 1937)

1899 – Chief Dan George, Canadian actor (d. 1981)

1900 – Zelda Fitzgerald, American author and poet (d. 1948)

1950 – Roger C. Lubeck, American Psychologist, consultant, speaker, author, poet, artist, photographer, husband, brother, uncle, friend to a small number of great people.