24 Sept, 1961 U.S.A. "I Love Lucy"
1961 : The last episode of I Love Lucy is aired created by and featuring Lucille Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz, ran for 10 years.
24 Sept, 1908 Ford Model T
1908 : The first factory-built Ford Model T was completed which became affectionately known as the Tin Lizzie.
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24 Sept, 1925 France War Debts
1925 : France has made a new offer to the United States over payment of it's war debt of $4,000,000,000 stating it had not forgotten it's debt to America but it can not pay the full debt without forcing economic misery on it's people . The proposal from France is to pay $5,000,000 per year for 5 five years which would be a very small percentage of the debt owed.
24 Sept, 1938 Germany and Russia Carve Up Czechoslovakia
1938 : As Russia and Germany carve up Czechoslovakia, both have given warnings to Poland, Great Britain and France to stay out of the area and not to send troops near Czechoslovakia or it will be considered an act of war.
24 Sept, 1941 Pearl Harbor
1941 : The Japanese consul in Hawaii is instructed to divide Pearl Harbor into five zones and calculate the number of battleships in each zone and report findings back to Japan which was then used in the planning of the Pearl Harbor attacks.
24 Sept, 1948 Germany Berlin Blockade
1948 : Russian anti aircraft gunners are planning to fire dangerously high in practice today in the American British airlift corridor to blockaded Berlin. The Russians also announced they would be bombing and fighter firing practice in that same corridor. Both sides realize if any mistakes are made in this area causing the deaths of innocent civilians, which the British and Americans are using to fly in supplies to the blockaded city, could well lead to an all out war.
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24 Sept, 1958 U.S.A. Auto Workers Strike
1958 : The increased chance of an Auto strike by the United Auto Workers looks more likely against General Motors and Chrysler, the date for an all out nationwide walkout is not scheduled till next week but walkouts at local level are increasing on a daily basis with 30,000 on strike at GM and 15,000 on strike at Chrysler.
24 Sept, 1960 USS Enterprise
1960 : The USS Enterprise (CVN-65) becomes the worlds first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, she is still part of the US Navy but is scheduled for decommissioning in 2014 and still holds the record for the longest naval vessel in the world.
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24 Sept, 1964 Warren Commission Report
1964 : Warren Commission report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which had occurred on November 22nd, 1963, in Dallas, Texas is given to President Lyndon B. Johnson. It's conclusion was that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone and that the Secret Service had made poor preparations for JFK’s visit to Dallas and had failed to sufficiently protect him.
24 Sept, 1968 U.S.A. "60 Minutes"
September 24th, 1968 : The investigative television news magazine program "60 Minutes" is shown for the first time on CBS.
24 Sept, 1978 U.S.A. Spread of ATMs
1978 : More supermarkets are offering ATMs in the supermarket and consumers who have the service from their bank like the ability to avoid trips to the bank and be able to bank outside of normal banking hours.
24 Sept, 1980 Iran Iraq Begins Bombing
September 24th, 1980 : Iraqi planes have bombed Iran's Kharg Island crude oil export terminal which is currently burning out of control. The war is over the sovereignty over the lower reaches of Shatt al arab waterway which marks the border between Iraq and Iran. The war ended 8 years later in August 1988 after a cease fire was agreed and the war is thought to have claimed the lives of nearly 1/2 million in that time.
24 Sept, 1988 South Korea Ben Johnson
1988 : Ben Johnson (Canada) wins the 100m gold at the Seoul Olympics in a new world record with a time of 9.79 seconds. Three days later after being tested positive for anabolic steroid, Stanozol he was stripped of his gold medal and sent home in disgrace by the Canadian team.
24 Sept, 1989 South Africa Arrests Anti Apartheid Marchers
1989 : South African police arrested over 200 people during an anti apartheid march by anti-apartheid women's groups.
24 Sept, 1989 Lebanon Fighting
1989 : Fighting has again broken out between Syrian and Christian Forces with mortars and machine guns ending a period of cease fire.
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