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April 24: Help Animals Day: -- Supporting
vulnerable creatures, lending a hand to those in need, creating a
haven for the voiceless and defenseless. Animals offer a wide
range of benefits to the world, including emotional support when
they are kept as pets. But many helpless animals live at risk each
day and they need some assistance from their human friends. Help
Animals Day was founded with the intention of raising awareness
for and encouraging cooperation between the various animal welfare
foundations and individuals who love animals and want to help.
With its inaugural celebration in 2022, Help Animals Day was
founded with the purpose of spreading the word about what to do to
help all of the animals in the world that are at risk. The
organization behind the launch of the day was One Voice for
Animals in the United Kingdom. With the belief that all animals
should be treated with compassion and kindness, One Voice for
Animals UK founded the day with the hope that they could not only
help raise awareness, but also provide support and resources for
other organizations who are critical to helping animals. From cats
and dogs to birds and more, Help Animals Day offers a perfect
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Today, April 24, 2026
April 24: World Day For Laboratory
Animals: -- Created to call attention to animal suffering, and
killings undertaken in laboratories across the world. Each year,
millions of animals are used to conduct experiments and tests of
all kinds, across various industries, resulting in terrible
conditions for the animals in question. The National
Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) created this day over 40 decades
ago, and since then the campaign has gained overwhelming
popularity and many advocates for the cause. Every day, before
your most loved medical supplies, cosmetics and toiletries hit the
counter, they go through a series of tests to ensure they are safe
for human consumption. This sounds logical and impressive when you
first hear it, but we tend to forget the tests and experiments
that go on behind the scenes to ensure that happens. One of the
most outdated, yet practiced methods in these industries is animal
testing or research. Animal research has been in existence since
the 2nd century B.C. and has been used throughout the existence of
biomedical research. The first modern use of animal testing can be
seen in the creation of anthrax and insulin in the 1800s and 1900s
respectively, and the concept eventually gained popularity in
genetics and toxicology testing in drugs. Over the years, animal
testing has been used in the cosmetic, medical, aviation, and even
warfare industries in a variety of ways. However, the pitfalls of
this method have also come to light due to the high incidence of
harm to and fatalities of animals, and several failed projects.
Two major examples of such failed projects are the BIA 10-2474
Drug Trial and drug TGN1412. The National Anti-Vivisection Society
(NAVS) was established in 1875, becoming the first
anti-vivisection organization in the world. It is a non-profit
animal protection group based in London. Their goal is to replace
animal testing with more advanced scientific techniques. Animal
Defenders International (A.D.I.) is another animal rights
protection group that was established in 1990. Both organizations
have gained massive popularity and created a major impact over the
years in the cause to end animal research. They now work together
as one body under the A.D.I. name. They created World Day for
Laboratory Animals to raise global awareness of the fatal effects
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April 24: Scream Day: -- This day may
sound silly at first, but it has many merits! Modern-day hustling
has led to a lot of pent-up anxiety and pressure, which we all
need a healthy way to channel. While meditation is a go-to way to
relax, many psychologists are convinced that there is nothing like
good old screaming to let it all out. Releasing built-up
frustrations through screaming is surprisingly calming for the
brain. Scream Day raises awareness of the health benefits of
screaming. At some point, all of us have benefited from letting
out a long howl, whether it was screaming into a pillow, in the
car, in an empty room, or in any space where we felt comfortable.
Scream Day doesn't have a long history or any traditions, but this
will likely change in a few years as we learn more about
screaming, and our pressure-filled lifestyles compel us to turn to
new methods of venting and releasing tension. And although this
holiday itself doesn't have a long history, screaming itself has
been considered healing for centuries. Over 2,000 years ago,
screaming was viewed as therapeutic and was supplementary to
Eastern medicine. Master of Chinese medicine, Dr. Lu, believes
that screaming aids with Liver stagnation. Primal screaming was
designed by Arthur Yanov as a way to process emotions and let it
all out with a long howl. There is evidence that screaming taps
into deep emotions and brings them to the surface. While there are
benefits to screaming, using it as a means to heal must be done
properly, and not in a space that will make others uncomfortable,
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April 24: International Day Of
Multilateralism And Diplomacy For Peace: -- Created by the United
Nations Organization (UNO), which was established for the sole
purpose of maintaining international peace and security, and
fostering friendly relations among nations. The organization
created this day on December 12, 2018, to raise awareness for
their top priority, and to preserve values for multilateralism and
cooperation on a global scale. International Day of
Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace has been observed annually
since then, calling for worldwide attention on the matter. World
peace has been a topic of conversation and concern ever since the
end of the First World War in 1918. A need to foster peace on a
global level became a priority for every nation, and establishing
an organization that would cater to that responsibility was the
first plan of action. The League of Nations was the first
intergovernmental organization tasked with the mission of world
peace. It was founded after World War I by the Paris Peace
Conference. After 26 years, the league was dissolved due to it not
being able to hold off aggressions from the Axis Powers during
World War II. However, the dissolution of the organization did not
result in a standstill in the search for world peace. The end of
the League of Nations marked the beginning of the United Nations
(U.N.), which was founded in 1945. It came just in time, right
after World War II with an initial membership of 51 states. It was
established to prevent future wars by maintaining international
peace and security. Multilateralism is the concept in which the
U.N. was established. Simply put, multilateralism is the union or
alliance of multiple countries toward a common goal. It is
anti-unilateralism, meaning even the smallest powers are given a
voice in global matters. The U.N. has become the most visible
symbol for multilateralism, and the foundation for the creation of
other multilateralism efforts such as the World Health
Organization, the World Bank, the World Trade Organization, and
even the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The U.N.
established International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for
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Today, April 24, 2026
April 24: Armenian Genocide Remembrance
Day (Genocide Memorial Day) (Action Day For Tolerance And Respect
Between People: Argentina): -- A public holiday in Armenia that is
honored by Armenians around the world to mourn and remember the
genocide that happened. It is commemorated yearly to memorialize
the casualties of the Armenian Genocide, which occurred between
1915 and 1923. Hundreds of thousands of people travel to the
Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia's capital,
to leave flowers at the memorial's eternal flame. The Armenian
notables exiled from the Ottoman capital in 1915, which included
several Armenian scholars and community leaders, the majority of
whom were killed, are commemorated on April 24. This deportation
was a forerunner to the events that followed. Ethnic Armenians all
over the world commemorate April 24 as a day of profound sorrow.
It commemorates the day that authorities of the Ottoman Empire,
the forerunner of modern-day Turkey, rounded up and murdered
hundreds of Armenian community leaders in what became Istanbul. It
was then known as Constantinople. That triggered a chain of events
that resulted in the deaths of over a million Armenians. Armenia
had been a part of the Ottoman Empire since the 15th century. The
Armenian population flourished and grew throughout the Ottoman
Empire, and it had grown to a substantial proportion by the time
much of modern-day Armenia was subjected to Russian control in the
late 19th century. In 1914, the Ottoman Empire sided with the
Germans and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I. The
religious leaders proclaimed a religious war against all
Christians, except for those who sided with them. This was bad
news for Christian Armenians, as the Turkish government regarded
the Armenian community as a hostile force to be defeated. As a
result, Armenians were persecuted and murdered. About 400,000
Armenians remained in Turkey by 1923, compared to a prior
population of more than two million at the time of the
persecution. On Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, throngs of
Armenians assemble at the Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial to
remember the victims of the genocide and to place flowers at its
eternal flame. Following the 1965 Yerevan demonstrations, during
which 100,000 people marched through the streets of Yerevan for 24
hours to mark the 50th anniversary of the deportations, the
memorial's construction began. They asked that the Soviet
authorities recognize it as genocide on an official basis. Armenia
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April 24, 1184 BC: Trojan War: --
Traditional date of the fall of Troy. In Greek mythology, the
Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans
(Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus,
king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events in
Greek mythology and has been narrated through many works of Greek
literature, most notably Homer's Iliad. The Iliad relates four
days in the tenth year of the decade-long siege of Troy; the
Odyssey describes the journey home of Odysseus, one of the war's
heroes. Other parts of the war are described in a cycle of epic
poems, which have survived through fragments. Episodes from the
war provided material for Greek tragedy and other works of Greek
literature, and for Roman poets including Virgil and Ovid. The war
originated from a quarrel between the goddesses Hera, Athena, and
Aphrodite, after Eris, the goddess of strife and discord, gave
them a golden apple, sometimes known as the Apple of Discord,
marked "for the fairest". Zeus sent the goddesses to
Paris, who judged that Aphrodite, as the "fairest",
should receive the apple. In exchange, Aphrodite made Helen, the
most beautiful of all women and wife of Menelaus, fall in love
with Paris, who took her to Troy. Agamemnon, king of Mycenae and
the brother of Helen's husband Menelaus, led an expedition of
Achaean troops to Troy and besieged the city for ten years because
of Paris' insult. After the deaths of many heroes, including the
Achaeans Achilles and Ajax, and the Trojans Hector and Paris, the
city fell to the ruse of the Trojan Horse. The Achaeans
slaughtered the Trojans (except for some of the women and children
whom they kept or sold as slaves) and desecrated the temples, thus
earning the gods' wrath. Few of the Achaeans returned safely to
their homes and many founded colonies in distant shores. The
Romans later traced their origin to Aeneas, Aphrodite's son and
one of the Trojans, who was said to have led the surviving Trojans
to modern-day Italy. The ancient Greeks believed that Troy was
located near the Dardanelles and that the Trojan War was a
historical event of the 13th or 12th century BC, but by the
mid-19th century, both the war and the city were widely seen as
mythological. In 1868, however, the German archaeologist Heinrich
Schliemann met Frank Calvert, who convinced Schliemann that Troy
was a real city at what is now Hissarlik in Turkey. On the basis
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April 24, 1558: The French Monarchy (The
Monarchy Of The Kingdom Of France): The English Monarchy (The
Monarchy Of The Kingdom Of England): Royal Weddings: -- Mary,
Queen Of Scots, fifteen years old, marries the Dauphin of France,
Francois, fourteen years old, at Notre Dame de Paris. The
following November 1558, King Henry VIII's elder daughter, Mary I
of England, was succeeded by her only surviving sibling, Elizabeth
I. Under the Third Succession Act, passed in 1543 by the
Parliament of England, Elizabeth was recognised as her sister's
heir, and Henry VIII's last will and testament had excluded the
Stuarts from succeeding to the English throne. Yet, in the eyes of
many Catholics in both England and France, Elizabeth was
illegitimate, and Mary Stuart was the rightful queen of England,
as the senior surviving legitimate descendant of Henry VII through
her grandmother, Margaret Tudor. Therefore, King Henry II of
France proclaimed his eldest son Franois and daughter-in-law Mary
King and Queen of England. In France the royal arms of England
were quartered with those of Francis and Mary. Mary's claim to the
English throne was a perennial sticking point between herself and
Elizabeth. In later life, perceiving Mary as a threat, Elizabeth
had her confined in various castles and manor houses in the
interior of England. After eighteen and a half years in captivity,
Mary was found guilty of plotting to assassinate Elizabeth in 1586
and was beheaded the following year at Fotheringhay Castle. Mary's
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Today, April 24, 2026
April 24, 1800: Foundings: Library
Foundings -- The United States Library of Congress is established
when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate 5K USD
to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of
Congress". The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research
library that officially serves the United States Congress and is
the de facto national library of the United States. It is the
oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. The
library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in
Washington, D.C.; it also maintains the National Audio-Visual
Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia. The library's functions
are overseen by the librarian of Congress, and its buildings are
maintained by the architect of the Capitol. The Library of
Congress is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its
"collections are universal, not limited by subject, format,
or national boundary, and include research materials from all
parts of the world and in more than 450 languages." Congress
moved to Washington, D.C., in 1800 after sitting for 11 years in
the temporary national capitals in New York City and Philadelphia.
The small Congressional Library was housed in the United States
Capitol for most of the 19th century until the early 1890s. Most
of the original collection had been destroyed by the British in
1814 during the War Of 1812, and the library sought to restore its
collection in 1815. They bought Thomas Jefferson's entire personal
collection of 6,487 books. After a period of slow growth, another
fire struck the library in its Capitol chambers in 1851, again
destroying a large amount of the collection, including many of
Jefferson's books. After the American Civil War, the Library of
Congress grew rapidly in both size and importance, which sparked a
campaign to purchase replacement copies for volumes that had been
burned. The library received the right of transference of all
copyrighted works to deposit two copies of books, maps,
illustrations, and diagrams printed in the United States. It also
began to build its collections, and its development culminated
between 1888 and 1894 with the construction of a separate,
extensive library building across the street from the Capitol. The
library's primary mission is to research inquiries made by members
of Congress, carried out through the Congressional Research
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April 24, 1856: #BOTD: #HBD! Philippe
Petain, French general officer who attained the position of
Marshal of France at the end of World War I, during which he
became known as The Lion of Verdun, and in World War II served as
the Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944, 119th Prime
Minister of France (d. July 23, 1951) is #born Henri Philippe
Benoni Omer Petain into a peasant family in Cauchy-a-la-Tour, in
the Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. Marshal Petain
(Marechal Petain), who was 84 years old in 1940, ranks as France's
oldest head of state. Today, he is known mostly as a Nazi
collaborator, the French equivalent of his contemporary Vidkun
Quisling in Norway. During World War I Petain led the French Army
to victory at the nine month long Battle Of Verdun. After the
failed Nivelle Offensive and subsequent mutinies he was appointed
Commander-in-Chief and succeeded in repairing the army's
confidence. Petain remained in command throughout the war and
emerged as a national hero. During the interwar period he was head
of the peacetime French Army, commanded jointed Franco-Spanish
operations during the Rif War (an armed conflict fought from 1920
to 1927 by the colonial powers of Spain and France against the
Berber tribes of the Rif mountainous region in northern Morocco)
and served twice as a government Minister. With the imminent fall
of France in June 1940 in World War II, Petain was appointed Prime
Minister of France by President Lebrun at Bordeaux, and the
Cabinet resolved to make peace with Germany. The entire government
subsequently moved briefly to Clermont-Ferrand, then to the spa
town of Vichy in central France. His government voted to transform
the discredited French Third Republic into a so-called "French
State", an authoritarian regime aligned with Germany. After
the war, Petain was tried and convicted for treason. He was
originally sentenced to death, but due to his age and the
influence of Charles de Gaulle, his sentence was commuted to life
in prison. Philippe Petain died in a private home in
Port-Joinville on the Ile d'Yeu on at the age of 95, on the sixth
anniversary of post-war legal processes against him began. His
body was buried in a local cemetery (Cimetiere communal de
Port-Joinville). Calls were made to re-locate his remains to the
grave prepared for him at Verdun. In February 1973, Petain's
coffin housing his remains was stolen from the Ile d'Yeu cemetery
by extremists, who demanded that President Georges Pompidou
consent to its re-interment at Douaumont cemetery among the war
dead of the Verdun battle. Police retrieved the coffin a few days
later, and it was ceremoniously reburied with a presidential
wreath in the Ile d'Yeu as before. A small museum glorifying
Petain, the Historical Museum of the Ile d'Yeu, displays writings
and personal items of Petain, such as his deathbed, his clothes
and his cane. The museum is not publicized and rarely opens -
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April 24, 1876: #BOTD: #HBD! Erich
Raeder, naval leader in Germany who played a major role in the
naval history of World War II (d. November 6, 1960) is #born Erich
Johann Albert Raeder in Wandsbek in the Prussian province of
Schleswig-Holstein of the German Empire. Raeder attained the
highest possible naval rank, that of Grand Admiral, in 1939,
becoming the first person to hold that rank since Alfred von
Tirpitz. Raeder was the captain of Kaiser Wilhelm II's private
yacht in the years leading up to World War I. In itself, this was
not a rewarding post, but often people in this post were quickly
promoted afterwards. He took part in the Battle of Dogger Bank in
1915 and in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. On October 28, 1918 the
Imperial German fleet mutinied, and Raeder played a major role in
attempting to crush the mutiny. After the war, in 1920, Raeder was
involved in the failed Kapp Putsch when, together with almost the
entire naval officer corps, he declared himself openly for the
"government" of Wolfgang Kapp against the leaders of the
Weimar Republic. After the failure of the Kapp putsch he was
marginalized in the Navy, being transferred to the Naval Archives,
where for two years he played a leading role in writing the
official history of the Navy in World War I. After this, Raeder
resumed his steady rise in the navy hierarchy, becoming
Vizeadmiral (Vice Admiral) in 1925. In October 1928, Raeder was
promoted to Admiral and made Commander-in-Chief of the
Reichsmarine, the Weimar Republic Navy (Oberbefehlshaber der
Reichsmarine). Raeder led the Kriegsmarine for the first half of
the war; he resigned on 30 January 1943, following Hitler's
outrage over the Battle of the Barents Sea, a naval engagement on
31 December 1942 between warships of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine
and British ships escorting convoy JW 51B to Kola Inlet in the
USSR. The action took place in the Barents Sea north of North
Cape, Norway. The German raiders' failure to inflict significant
losses on the convoy infuriated Hitler, who ordered that German
naval strategy would concentrate on the U-boat fleet rather than
surface ships. Raeder had failed to inform Hitler of the battle,
which Hitler learned about from the foreign press. Karl Doenitz
was then promoted to Grand Admiral, and Raeder was named Admiral
Inspector, a ceremonial office. Raeder was captured by Russian
troops on June 23, 1945 and imprisoned in Moscow. At the end of
July, he was taken to Nuremberg to stand trial on the counts of:
(1) conspiracy to commit crimes against peace, war crimes, and
crimes against humanity; (2) planning, initiating, and waging wars
of aggression; and (3) crimes against the laws of war. Raeder was
found guilty on all the counts and sentenced to life imprisonment.
He was surprised as he had expected to be sentenced to death. His
wife, supported by German veterans, led several campaigns to free
him until, on account of his ill health, he was released on 26
September 1955. Raeder wrote his autobiography using ghost
writers. He enjoyed attending and speaking at veteran meetings. He
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April 24, 1882: #BOTD: #HBD! Hugh
Dowding, Scottish-English Air Chief Marshal responsible for the
successful strategy Great Britain employed against the German
Luftwaffe during the Battle Of Britain, theosophist, spiritualist,
occultist and author (d. February 15, 1970) is #born Hugh Caswall
Tremenheere Dowding at St. Ninian's Boys' Preparatory School in
Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Because of his brilliant detailed
preparation of Britain's air defences for the German assault, and
his prudent management of his resources during the battle, Air
Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding
is today generally given the credit for Britain's victory in the
Battle Of Britain. Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron
Dowding, GCB, GCVO, CMG served as a fighter pilot and then as
commanding officer of No. 16 Squadron during the First World War.
During the inter-war years he became Air Officer Commanding
Fighting Area, Air Defence of Great Britain and then joined the
Air Council as Air Member for Supply and Research. He was Air
Officer Commanding RAF Fighter Command during the Battle Of
Britain and is generally credited with playing a crucial role in
Britain's defence, and hence, the defeat of Adolf Hitler's plan to
invade Britain. He was unwillingly replaced in command in November
1940 by Big Wing advocate Sholto Douglas. Dowding was known for
his humility and great sincerity. Fighter Command pilots came to
characterise Dowding as one who cared for his men and had their
best interests at heart. Dowding often referred to his "dear
fighter boys" as his "chicks": indeed his son Derek
was one of them. Dowding's subsequent downfall has been attributed
by some to his singlemindedness and perceived lack of diplomacy
and political savoir faire in dealing with intra-RAF challenges
and intrigues, most obviously the still even now hotly debated Big
Wing controversy in which a number of senior and active service
officers had argued in favour of large set-piece air battles with
the Luftwaffe as an alternative to Dowding's successful Fabian
strategy where pitched battles and frontal assaults are avoided in
favor of wearing down an opponent through a war of attrition and
indirection. Another reason often cited for his removal, but
characterised by some contemporary commentators more as a pretext,
was the difficulty of countering German nighttime bombing raids on
British cities. Dowding himself showed that he had a good grasp of
night fighter defence and was planning a defence system against
night bombing in a letter he wrote some time after the Battle Of
Britain. However, there was great political and public pressure
during the Blitz for something to be done, and Fighter Command's
existing resources without, as yet, airborne radar, proved
woefully inadequate. A committee of enquiry chaired by Sir John
Salmond produced a long list of recommendations to improve night
air defence; when Dowding approved only some of them, his
erstwhile supporters, Lord Beaverbrook and Churchill, decided that
it was time for him to step down. Dowding was advanced to Knight
Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on 8 October 1940. He
unwillingly relinquished command on 24 November 1940 and was
replaced by Big Wing advocate Sholto Douglas. Churchill tried to
soften the blow by putting him in charge of the British Air
Mission to the USA, responsible for the procurement of new
aircraft types. Publication of his book Twelve Legions of Angels
was suppressed in 1942. The British Government considered that it
contained information which might be of use to the Germans. The
book was finally published in 1946, soon after the war ended.
After leaving Fighter Command, Dowding was sent on special duty to
the United States for the Ministry of Aircraft Production, but
there he made himself unpopular with his outspokenness. On his
return he headed a study into economies of RAF manpower before
retiring from the Royal Air Force in July 1942. He was elevated to
the peerage, as Baron Dowding of Bentley Priory on 2 June 1943.
Later in life, because of his belief that he was unjustly treated
by the RAF, Dowding became increasingly bitter. He approved Robert
Wright's book Dowding and the Battle Of Britain which argued that
a conspiracy of Big Wing proponents, including Trafford
Leigh-Mallory and Douglas Bader, had engineered his sacking from
Fighter Command. In the wake of the debate that followed, the RAF
passed him over for promotion to Marshal of the Royal Air Force.
In his retirement, Dowding became actively interested in
spiritualism, both as a writer and speaker. His first book on the
subject, Many Mansions, was written in 1943, followed by Lychgate
(1945), The Dark Star and God's Magic. Rejecting conventional
Christianity, he joined the Theosophical Society which advocated
belief in reincarnation. He wrote of meeting dead "RAF boys"
in his sleep - spirits who flew fighters from mountain-top runways
made of light. He was also a member of the Fairy Investigation
Society. Although he knew that people considered him a crank for
his belief in fairies, Dowding believed that fairies "are
essential to the growth of plants and the welfare of the vegetable
kingdom". Dowding died at his home in Royal Tunbridge Wells,
Kent, on 15 February 1970. Following his cremation, his ashes were
laid to rest below the Battle Of Britain Memorial Window in the
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Today, April 24, 2026
April 24, 1905: #BOTD: #HBD! Robert Penn
Warren, American novelist, poet, literary critic and Pulitzer
Prize recipient for both fiction and poetry (d. September 15,
1989) is #born in Guthrie, Kentucky, very near the
Tennessee-Kentucky border. Robert Penn Warren was one of the
founders of New Criticism, a formalist movement in literary theory
that dominated American literary criticism in the middle decades
of the 20th century that emphasized close reading, particularly of
poetry, to discover how a work of literature functioned as a
self-contained, self-referential aesthetic object. He was also a
charter member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers, a literary
organization founded in 1987 in Chattanooga, Tennessee by 21
Southern writers and other literary luminaries that meets in every
odd-numbered year, usually during the Chattanooga Arts &
Education Council Conference on Southern Literature. He founded
the literary journal The Southern Review with Cleanth Brooks in
1935, a quarterly literary magazine that Warren established at the
behest of Charles W. Pipkin and funded by Huey Long as a part of
his investment in Louisiana State University.. He received the
1947 Pulitzer Prize For The Novel (now called the Pulitzer Prize
For Fiction) for All the King's Men (1946), a novel inspired by
the life of Huey Long, and the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in both
1958 and 1979. He is the only person to have won Pulitzer Prizes
for both fiction and poetry. Robert Penn Warren died in Stratton,
Vermont of complications from prostate cancer, aged 84. He is
buried at Stratton, Vermont, and, at his request, a memorial
marker is situated in the Warren family gravesite in Guthrie,
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Today, April 24, 2026
April 24, 1906: #BOTD: William Joyce, an
American-born Anglo-Irish Fascist known during World War II as
"Lord Haw-Haw", who broadcast Nazi propaganda to Britain
from Germany by radio during the Second World War (d. January 3,
1946) is #born William Brooke Joyce on Herkimer Street in
Brooklyn, New York. A member of the British Union of Fascists from
1932, he fled to Germany at the outset of the war and took German
citizenship in 1940. He was convicted of one count of high treason
in 1945 and was sentenced to death. The Court of Appeal and the
House of Lords upheld his conviction. He was hanged at Wandsworth
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Today, April 24, 2026
April 24, 1913: New York City (New York,
NYC): The History Of New York City: The City Of Greater New York:
Skyscrapers: Early Skyscrapers: Tallest Buildings In New York
City: National Historic Landmarks In Manhattan: The Woolworth
Building: -- The Woolworth Building, an early skyscraper and
residential building and the tallest building in the world at 792
feet tall from its opening in 1913 to 1929, opens at 233 Broadway
in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City.
F. W. Woolworth, the founder of the popular five-and-ten-cent
chain store brand, conceived the skyscraper as a headquarters for
his company. Woolworth held a grand dinner on the building's 27th
floor for over 900 distinguished guests, and at exactly 7:30 p.m.
EST, President Woodrow Wilson pushed a button in Washington, D.C.
to turn on the building's lights. The building was declared ready
for occupancy on May 1, 1913, and Woolworth began renting the
offices at a minimum rate of 4 USD per square foot (equivalent to
130 ISD per square foot in 2025). It remains one of the United
States' 100 tallest buildings. It was designed by Cass Gilbert,
American architect in the Beaux Arts style and early proponent of
skyscrapers, whose works include The United States Supreme Court
Building, and whose "Gothic Skyscraper" designs
epitomized by the Woolworth Building profoundly influenced
architects during the first decades of the twentieth century. The
Woolworth Building is bounded by Broadway and City Hall Park to
its east, Park Place to its north, and Barclay Street to its
south. It consists of a 30-story base topped by a 30-story tower.
Its facade is mostly clad with architectural terracotta, though
the lower portions are limestone, and it features thousands of
windows. The ornate lobby contains various sculptures, mosaics,
and architectural touches. The structure was designed with several
amenities and attractions, including a now-closed observatory on
the 57th floor and a private swimming pool in the basement.
Woolworth conceived the skyscraper as a headquarters for his
company. Woolworth planned the skyscraper jointly with the Irving
Trust, which also agreed to use the structure as its headquarters.
The Woolworth Building had originally been planned as a 12- to
16-story commercial building but underwent several revisions
during its planning process. Its final height was not decided upon
until January 1911. Construction started in 1910 and was completed
two years later. The Woolworth Building has undergone several
changes throughout its history. The facade was cleaned in 1932,
and the building received an extensive renovation between 1977 and
1981. The Irving National Exchange Bank moved its headquarters to
1 Wall Street in 1931, but the Woolworth Company (later Venator
Group) continued to own the Woolworth Building for most of the
20th century. The structure was sold to the Witkoff Group in 1998.
The top 30 floors were sold to a developer in 2012 and converted
into residences. Office and commercial tenants use the rest of the
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Today, April 24, 2026
April 24, 1916: 20th Century Revolutions:
Irish Nationalism: The Irish Revolutionary Period: 20th Century
Rebellions: The Easter Rising (Irish: Eiri Amach na Casca) (The
Easter Rebellion): -- On Easter Monday, Irish rebels led by
Patrick Pearse and James Connolly launch an uprising in Dublin
against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic. The Easter
Rising, also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed
insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week, April 1916. The Rising
was launched by Irish republicans to end British rule in Ireland
and establish an independent Irish Republic while the United
Kingdom was heavily engaged in the First World War. It was the
most significant uprising in Ireland since the rebellion of 1798,
and the first armed action of the Irish revolutionary period.
Organised by a seven-man Military Council of the Irish Republican
Brotherhood, the Rising lasted for six days. Members of the Irish
Volunteers, led by schoolmaster and Irish language activist
Patrick Pearse, joined by the smaller Irish Citizen Army of James
Connolly and 200 women of Cumann na mBan (The Women's Council),
seized key locations in Dublin and proclaimed an Irish Republic.
The British Army brought in thousands of reinforcements as well as
artillery and a gunboat. There was fierce street fighting on the
routes into the city centre, where the rebels put up stiff
resistance, slowing the British advance and inflicting heavy
casualties. Elsewhere in Dublin, the fighting mainly consisted of
sniping and long-range gun battles. The main rebel positions were
gradually surrounded and bombarded with artillery. There were
isolated actions in other parts of Ireland, with attacks on the
Royal Irish Constabulary barracks at Ashbourne, County Meath,
County Cork and in County Galway, and the seizure of the town of
Enniscorthy, County Wexford. Germany had sent a shipment of arms
to the rebels, but the British had intercepted it just before the
Rising began. Volunteer leader Eoin MacNeill had then issued a
countermand in a bid to halt the Rising, which greatly reduced the
number of rebels who mobilised. With much greater numbers and
heavier weapons, the British Army suppressed the Rising. Pearse
agreed to an unconditional surrender on Saturday 29 April,
although sporadic fighting continued until Sunday, when word
reached the other rebel positions. After the surrender the country
remained under martial law. About 3,500 people were taken prisoner
by the British, many of whom had played no part in the Rising, and
1,800 of them were sent to internment camps or prisons in Britain.
Most of the leaders of the Rising were executed following
courts-martial. The Rising brought physical force republicanism
back to the forefront of Irish politics, which for nearly 50 years
had been dominated by constitutional nationalism. It, and the
British reaction to it, led to increased popular support for Irish
independence. In December 1918, republicans, represented by the
reconstituted Sinn Fein party, won a landslide victory in the
general election to the British Parliament. They did not take
their seats, but instead convened the First Dail and declared the
independence of the Irish Republic. That declaration, and the
Soloheadbeg ambush, when members of the Irish Volunteers (or Irish
Republican Army, IRA) ambushed Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC)
officers who were escorting a consignment of explosives at
Soloheadbeg, County Tipperary, an action the volunteers took on
their own initiative and had not sought authorization for, started
the Irish War of Independence. 485 people were killed in the
Easter Rising. About 54% were civilians, 30% were British military
and police, and 16% were Irish rebels. More than 2,600 were
wounded. Many of the civilians were killed as a result of the
British using artillery and heavy machine guns, or mistaking
civilians for rebels. Others were caught in the crossfire in a
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Today, April 24, 2026
April 24, 1918: The European Civil War:
World War I: The First European War (The European Theater Of World
War I): The Western Front Of World War I: The German Spring
Offensive (Kaiserschlacht (German: "Kaiser's Battle"),
(The Ludendorff Offensive): Operation Michael (German: Unternehmen
Michael): The Second Battle Of Villers-Bretonneux (Actions Of
Villers-Bretonneux After The First Battles Of The Somme 1918):
Armored Warfare (Armoured Warfare): The History Of Armored Warfare
(The History Of Armoured Warfare): Tank Warfare: -- The first
tank-to-tank combat, and the first major use of tanks by the
Germans, occurs during the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux,
when three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs at
Villers-Bretonneux, France. The Second Battle of
Villers-Bretonneux took place from April 24-25, 1918, during the
German Spring Offensive, against the Allied lines to the east of
Amiens. The Germans, deployed fourteen of their twenty A7Vs tanks
in this battle. The tank battle occurred when three advancing A7Vs
met and engaged three British Mark IV tanks, two of which were
so-called "female tanks", a prototypical armoured
fighting vehicle (AFV) that carried multiple machine guns instead
of the "male tank" mix of three machine guns and one QF
6 pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss cannon. The two Mark IV females were
damaged and forced to withdraw, but the male tank hit and disabled
the lead A7V, which was then abandoned by its crew. The Mark IV
continued to fire on the two remaining German A7Vs, which
withdrew. The "male" then advanced with the support of
several Whippet light tanks which had arrived, until disabled by
artillery fire and abandoned by the crew. The German and British
crews recovered their vehicles later in the day. A counter-attack
by two Australian and one British brigade during the night of
April 24 partly surrounded Villers-Bretonneux and on April 25 the
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Today, April 24, 2026
April 24, 1925: #BOTD: #HBD! Eugen Weber,
Romanian-born American historian and British soldier with a
special focus on Western civilization (d. May 17, 2007) is #born
Eugen Joseph Weber in Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania, the son of
Sonia and Emmanuel Weber, a well-to-do industrialist. Weber became
a historian because of his interest in politics, an interest
dating back to at least the age of 12. He described his political
awakening as a realization of social injustices: "It was my
vague dissatisfaction with social hierarchy, the subjection of
servants and peasants, the diffuse violence of everyday life in
relatively peaceful country amongst apparently gentle folk".
Weber's books and articles have been translated into several
languages. He earned many accolades for his scholarship, including
membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,
membership to the American Philosophical Society, and fellowships
from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Guggenheim
Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies and the
Fulbright Program. His 1,300-page Modern History of Europe: Men,
Cultures, and Societies from the Renaissance to the Present (1971)
was described "a phenomenal job of synthesis and
interpretation that reflects Eugen's wide and deep learning,"
by his UCLA history colleague Hans Rogger. In addition to his
distinguished American Awards and honors, he was awarded the Ordre
des Palmes Academiques in 1977 for his contribution to French
culture. When Weber was ten, his parents hired a private tutor,
but the tutor did not stay long. At age ten, Weber was already
reading The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas, adventure novels
by Karl May, poetry by Victor Hugo and Homer. Weber was also
reading George Sand, Jules Verne and "every cheap paperback I
could afford". At age 12, he was sent to boarding school in
Herne Bay, in south-eastern England, and later to Ashville
College, Harrogate. During World War II, he served with the
British Army in Belgium, Germany, and India between 1943 and 1947,
and rising to the rank of captain. Afterward, Weber studied
history at the Sorbonne and Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
(Sciences Po) in Paris. While in France he met Jacqueline
Brument-Roth, marrying her in 1950. Returning to Britain, Weber
entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge, studying French and European
history under David Thomson and graduating with a BA in 1950. He
remained at Cambridge to study for a PhD, but his dissertation
thesis was rejected after the external examiner, Alfred Cobban of
the University of London, gave a negative review, saying it lacked
sufficient archival sources. Weber briefly taught at Emmanuel
College (1953-1954) and the University of Alberta (1954-1955)
before settling in the United States, where he taught first at the
University of Iowa (1955-1956) and then, until 1993 on his
retirement, at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Eugen Weber wrote a column titled "LA Confidential" for
the Los Angeles Times. He also wrote for several French popular
newspapers and, in 1989, presented an American public television
series, The Western Tradition, which consisted of fifty-two
lectures of 30 minutes each. Weber took a pragmatic approach to
history. He once observed "Nothing is more concrete than
history, nothing less interested in theories or in abstract ideas.
The great historians have fewer ideas about history than amateurs
do; they merely have a way of ordering their facts to tell their
story. It isn't theories they look for, but information,
documents, and ideas about how to find and handle them."
Weber is associated with several important academic arguments. His
book: Peasants into Frenchmen: The Modernization of Rural France
1870-1914 is a classic presentation of modernization theory.
Although other historians such as Henri Mendras had put forward
similar theories about the modernization of the French
countryside, Weber's book was amongst the first to focus on
changes in the period between 1870 and 1914. Weber emphasizes that
well into the 19th century few French citizens regularly spoke
French, but rather regional languages or dialects such as Breton,
Gascon, Basque, Catalan, Flemish, Alsatian, and Corsican. Even in
French-speaking areas provincial loyalties often transcended the
putative bond of the nation. Between 1870 and 1914, Weber argued,
a number of new forces penetrated the previously isolated
countryside. These included the judicial and school systems, the
army, the church, railways, roads, and a market economy. The
result was the wholesale transformation of the population from
"peasants," basically ignorant of the wider nation, to
Frenchmen. His book Apocalypses: Prophecies, Cults, and Millennial
Beliefs through the Ages chronicles "apocalyptic visions and
prophecies from Zarathustra to yesterday ... . beginning with the
ancients of the West and the Orient and, especially ... the Jews
and earliest Christians," finding that "an absolute
belief in the end of time, when good would do final battle with
evil, was omnipresent," inspiring "Crusades, scientific
discoveries, works of art, voyages such as those of Columbus,
rebellions" and reforms including American abolitionism.
Weber proclaimed in "The Western Tradition" lectures of
1989 "... here we are at the end of the 20th century with a
lot of people lonely in a Godless world -- and now they are denied
not only God but the solid substance of judgment and perception".
"The world has always been disgracefully managed but now you
no longer know to whom to complain." After he traversed the
whole spectrum of western thought, tradition, civilization, and
progress in The Western Tradition, Weber pointed at some of the
profound ancient lessons from the Bible and laments the fact that
many people today do not read it themselves. As an agnostic, Weber
viewed the Bible primarily as an important piece of historical
literature, calling it: "the epitome of wisdom, violence,
high aspiration, and the hurtful achievements of mankind". He
concluded his final lecture in the Western Tradition series by
praising Western man as Promethean and then with Wordsworth's
poetic phrase, "we feel that we are greater than we know."
A 2010 biography by Stanford Franklin, "Eugen Weber: The
Greatest Historian of our Times: Lessons of Greatness to the
Future", presents Weber's life and works as those of the
greatest modern historian. He died in Brentwood, Los Angeles,
California, aged 82. His remains were cremated; the final
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Today, April 24, 2026
April 24, 1942: #BOTD: #HBD! Barbra
Streisand, American singer, actress, activist, director and
producer, is #born Barbara Joan Streisand into a Jewish family in
Brooklyn, New York City. With a career spanning over six decades,
she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and
is among the few performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and
Tony (EGOT). Streisand began her career by performing in
nightclubs and Broadway theaters in the early 1960s. Following her
guest appearances on various television shows, she signed to
Columbia Records, insisting that she retain full artistic control,
and accepting lower pay in exchange, an arrangement that continued
throughout her career, and released her debut The Barbra Streisand
Album (1963), which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
Throughout her recording career, Streisand has topped the US
Billboard 200 chart with 11 albums-a record for a woman-including
People (1964), The Way We Were (1974), Guilty (1980), and The
Broadway Album (1985). She also achieved five number-one singles
on the US Billboard Hot 100-"The Way We Were",
"Evergreen", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", "No
More Tears (Enough Is Enough)", and "Woman in Love".
Following her established recording success in the 1960s,
Streisand ventured into film by the end of that decade. She
starred in the critically acclaimed Funny Girl (1968), for which
she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Additional fame
followed with films including the extravagant musical Hello,
Dolly! (1969), the screwball comedy What's Up, Doc? (1972), and
the romantic drama The Way We Were (1973). Streisand won a second
Academy Award for writing the love theme from A Star Is Born
(1976), the first woman to be honored as a composer. With the
release of Yentl (1983), Streisand became the first woman to
write, produce, direct, and star in a major studio film. The film
won an Oscar for Best Original Score and a Golden Globe for Best
Motion Picture Musical. Streisand also received the Golden Globe
Award for Best Director, becoming the first (and for 37 years, the
only) woman to win that award. Streisand later directed The Prince
of Tides (1991) and The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996). With sales
exceeding 150 million records worldwide, Streisand is one of the
best-selling recording artists of all time. According to the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the
second highest-certified female artist in the United States, with
68.5 million certified album units. Billboard ranked Streisand as
the greatest solo artist on the Billboard 200 chart and the top
Adult Contemporary female artist of all time. Her accolades
include two Academy Awards, 10 Grammy Awards including the Grammy
Lifetime Achievement Award and the Grammy Legend Award, five Emmy
Awards, four Peabody Awards, the Presidential Medal Of Freedom,
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Today, April 24, 2026
April 24, 1953: Rites Of Passage
Ceremonies: Accolades (Dubbings, Adoubements [Latin: Benedictio
Militis, "A Soldier's Blessing"): The Knighting Of
Winston Churchill: -- Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen
Elizabeth II. Elizabeth II offered to create Churchill Duke of
London, but this was declined as a result of the objections of his
son Randolph, who would have inherited the title on his father's
death. He did, however, reluctantly accept a knighthood as a
knight of the Order of the Garter; he wished to decline the
knighthood, but accepted when he was convinced of the Queen's
sadness regarding the rejection. The Order of the Garter (formally
the Most Noble Order of the Garter) is an order of chivalry
founded by Edward III in 1348 and regarded as the most prestigious
British order of chivalry (though in precedence inferior to the
military Victoria Cross and George Cross) in England and the
United Kingdom. It is dedicated to the image and arms of Saint
George, England's patron saint. Appointments are made at the
Sovereign's sole discretion. Membership of the Order is limited to
the Sovereign, the Prince of Wales, and no more than 24 living
members, or Companions. The order also includes supernumerary
knights and ladies (e.g., members of the British Royal Family and
foreign monarchs). New appointments to the Order of the Garter are
often announced on St George's Day (23 April), as Saint George is
the order's patron saint. The order's emblem is a garter with the
motto Honi soit qui mal y pense (Middle French: "Shame on him
who thinks ill of it") in gold lettering. Members of the
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Today, April 24, 2026
April 24, 1955: The Aftermath Of World
War II: The Cold War: The Non-Aligned Movement: South-South
Cooperation (SSC): Third-Worldism: The Asian-African Conference
(Indonesian: Konferensi Asia-Afrika) (The Asian-African Conference
1955, The Afro-Asian Conference, The Bandung Conference): -- The
Bandung Conference ends, a meeting of twenty-nine non-aligned
nations of Asia and Africa that condemns colonialism, racism, and
the Cold War. On April 18, 1955, the Bandung Conference convened
at Bandung, Indonesia, as the first Asian-African Conference, also
known as the Afro-Asian Conference. It was a meeting of Asian and
African states, most of which were newly independent, which took
place on April 18-24, 1955. The countries that participated at the
Bandung Conference represented nearly one-quarter of the Earth's
land surface and a total population of 1.5 billion people, roughly
54% of the Earth's population at the time. The conference was
organized by Indonesia, Burma, Pakistan, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and
India and was coordinated by Ruslan Abdulgani, secretary general
of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The conference's
stated aims were to promote Afro-Asian economic and cultural
cooperation and to oppose colonialism or neocolonialism by any
nation. The conference was an important step toward the
Non-Aligned Movement. Malcolm X cited this conference as a
template for and model of black nationalism in his 1963 "Message
To The Grass Roots" speech, a speech which was highly
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Today, April 24, 2026
April 24, 1967: The Aftermath Of World
War II: The Cold War: The Cold War In Asia: The Indochina Wars:
The Vietnam War (The Second Indochina War, The Vietnam Conflict,
The Resistance War Against America): General William
Westmoreland's The Enemy's "Win Politically That Which He
Cannot Win Militarily" News Conference: -- The Vietnam War:
American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference
that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that
gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot
win militarily." Westmoreland was sent to Vietnam in 1963. In
January 1964, he became deputy commander of Military Assistance
Command, Vietnam (MACV), eventually succeeding Paul D. Harkins as
commander, in June. Secretary Of Defense Robert McNamara told
President Lyndon B. Johnson in April that Westmoreland was "the
best we have, without question". As the head of the MACV, he
was known for highly publicized, positive assessments of U.S.
military prospects in Vietnam. However, as time went on, the
strengthening of communist combat forces in the South led to
regular requests for increases in U.S. troop strength, from 16,000
when he arrived to its peak of 535,000 in 1968 when he was
promoted to Army Chief Of Staff. On April 28, 1967, Westmoreland
addressed a joint session of Congress. "In evaluating the
enemy strategy", he said, "it is evident to me that he
believes our Achilles heel is our resolve. ... Your continued
strong support is vital to the success of our mission. ... Backed
at home by resolve, confidence, patience, determination, and
continued support, we will prevail in Vietnam over the communist
aggressor!" Westmoreland claimed that under his leadership,
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Today, April 24, 2026
April 24, 1967: Spaceflight-Related
Accidents And Incidents: The History Of Spaceflight: The Aftermath
Of World War II: The Cold War: The Space Age: The Soviet Space
Program: Human Spaceflight Programs: The Soyuz Programme: Soyuz 1
(Russian: Union 1): -- #DOTD: #RIP: Vladimir Komarov, Soviet test
pilot, aerospace engineer, and cosmonaut (b. March 16, 1927) #dies
in the Soyuz 1 spacecraft when its parachute fails to open during
reentry. He is the first acknowledged person to die during a space
mission. On April 23, 1967, Soyuz 1 was launched into orbit. Soyuz
1 was the first crewed flight of the Soyuz spacecraft. The mission
plan was complex, involving a rendezvous with Soyuz 2 and an
exchange of crew members before returning to Earth. However, the
launch of Soyuz 2 was called off due to thunderstorms. The flight
was plagued with technical issues, and Komarov was killed when the
descent module crashed into the ground due to a parachute failure.
This is the first publicly known in-flight fatality in the history
of spaceflight. Vladimir Komarov was born Vladimir Mikhaylovich
Komarov in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. In October 1964, he
commanded Voskhod 1, the first spaceflight to carry more than one
crew member. He became the first Soviet cosmonaut to fly in space
twice when he was selected as the solo pilot of Soyuz 1. He was
declared medically unfit for training or spaceflight twice while
in the program but continued playing an active role. During his
time at the cosmonaut training center, he contributed to space
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Today, April 24, 2026
April 24, 1980: The Aftermath Of World
War II: The Cold War: The Iranian Revolution: Aftermath Of The
Iranian Revolution: The Iran Hostage Crisis: Operation Eagle Claw:
-- Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they
attempt to end the Iran Hostage Crisis. Operation Eagle Claw,
known as Operation Tabas in Iran, was a United States Armed Forces
operation ordered by U.S. President Jimmy Carter to attempt to end
the Iran hostage crisis by rescuing 52 embassy staff held captive
at the Embassy of the United States, Tehran on 24 April 1980. Its
failure, and the humiliating public debacle that ensued, damaged
U.S. prestige worldwide. Carter blamed his loss in the 1980 U.S.
presidential election mainly on his failure to secure the release
of the hostages. The operation, one of Delta Force's first,
encountered many obstacles and was eventually aborted. Eight
helicopters were sent to the first staging area, Desert One, but
only five arrived in operational condition. One encountered
hydraulic problems, another was caught in a sand storm, and
another showed signs of a cracked rotor blade. During the
operation's planning it was decided that the mission would be
aborted if fewer than six helicopters remained operational,
despite only four being absolutely necessary. In a move that is
still discussed in military circles, the field commanders advised
President Carter to abort the mission, which he did. As the U.S.
force prepared to withdraw, one of the helicopters crashed into a
transport aircraft which contained both servicemen and jet fuel.
The resulting fire destroyed both aircraft and killed eight
servicemen. In the context of the Iranian Revolution, Iran's new
leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, used the failed operation as
a propaganda tool. He claimed that the mission had been stopped by
an act of God ("angels of God") who foiled the U.S.
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EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Medea
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Today, April 24, 2026
April 24: Brandon Day: -- A common
masculine name in English-speaking countries, over three million
Americans share this name, of which about 28,000 are located in
Texas alone. Brandon is used as a first name nearly 92% of the
time, although it does appear as the last name occasionally.
Rising star Brandon Lee epitomized the spirit of 90s action films
and the association of this name with youth, action, and vitality.
Brandon Flynn has played the character named Justin Foley in the
hit Netflix series "13 Reasons Why." Brandon is an Irish
name with Celtic and Anglo-Saxon heritage, used independently by
these respective cultures at different historical points. In the
Celtic language, the name 'Breandan' which means 'prince' or
'king,' has descended from the older Welsh word 'Breenhin.' The
first name Brandon is also used as a surname in Anglo-Saxon or Old
English. The Latin spelling of the name, which is 'Brendanus,'
influenced the name in modern English, abolishing the unique
Celtic pronunciation the name initially carried. In Anglo-Saxon
history, the first Duke of Suffolk, Charles Brandon, who was also
a well-known military leader, was the brother-in-law and close
friend of King Henry VIII. The name of the character Brandon
Stark, from the popular HBO series "Game of Thrones,"
indicates the old Celtic roots of this name as it's used as a
first name and also alludes to his spiritual role of the
three-eyed raven. Actor Brandon Routh garnered international fame
with his 2006 portrayal of the 'Man of Steel' in the movie "
Superman Returns," which galvanized his acting career. Routh
also played one of the antagonists in the cult classic "Scott
Pilgrim vs The World." Actress Brandon Merrill, best known
for her role in "Shanghai Noon," is a rare but
noteworthy example of this name being used in a feminine form.
Besides being an actress, Merrill is a rodeo champion; she was
born in Colorado and raised on a ranch in Wyoming. "Shanghai
Noon" was her only film; however, she had a successful
modeling career and appeared in prominent publications such as
"Vogue" and "W Magazine."
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Today, April 24, 2026April 24: Fashion Revolutionary Day: --
On this day people join forces to help direct the future of the
fashion industry. We do this by steering campaigns and using our
social media influence to call on our favorite fashion brands. It
may seem like a simple question, but it promotes transparency in
the fashion industry and encourages a dialogue that helps reform
practices that are not sustainable. The first Fashion Revolution
Day took place on April 24, 2014, since then, the movement has led
to Fashion industry reforms in nearly a hundred countries across
the globe. It took a calamity of epic proportions for us to come
together as a global community to curate a more ethical fashion
industry and give birth to the fashion revolution. On April 24,
2013, in Dhaka Bangladesh, an eight-story garment factory building
known as Rana Plaza collapsed resulting in over 1,300 plus deaths
of men, women, and children, inflicting over 2,500 injuries and
leaving at least 800 children orphaned. This unfortunate event
will remain one of the most unpleasant disasters in industrial
design and fashion history. Over the years, the lack of
transparency in the fashion industry was not under public
scrutiny. The supply chain is quite complex and vague, millions of
workers are exploited and are working obscene amounts of hours for
insufficient wages in inadequate conditions. As we watched each
limp body being carried out from the rubbles after the disaster,
it shocked our realities to the core and we were awakened to the
existence of the fast fashion industry and spotlighted the
miserable conditions that many people in the textile and garment
industry are working in. Fashion Revolution Day has been nine
years running now. It initially started as an online and social
media movement where people around the world were encouraged to
ask fashion and clothing brands 'Who made my clothes?', using the
hashtag #WhoMadeMyClothes. Nowadays there are campaigns done all
over the world during this time to recognize the issues in the
fashion industry and help create a systemic change and a more
sustainable fashion future.
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EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The
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Today, April 24, 2026April 24, 1965: The Aftermath Of World
War II: The Cold War: The Dominican Civil War (April 24, 1965 -
September 3, 1965) (Spanish: Guerra Civil Dominicana), (The April
Revolution (Spanish: Revolucion De Abril): The United States
Occupation Of The Dominican Republic (April 28, 1965 - September
21, 1966): Operation Power Pack (United States Intervention In The
Dominican Civil War): -- The Dominican Civil War begins when
civilian and military supporters of the overthrown democratically
elected president Juan Bosch launch a second coup which ousted the
militarily installed president Donald Reid Cabral from office as a
result of the first coup. This second coup prompted General Elias
Wessin y Wessin to organize elements of the military loyal to the
dictator Reid (so-called "loyalists"), initiating an
armed campaign against the "constitutionalist" rebels.
In the early morning of April 27, US diplomats in Santo Domingo
initiated preparations for evacuating 3,500 U.S. citizens by
sending a group of 1,176 foreign civilians who had assembled in
Hotel Embajador for airlifting to the Bajos de Haina naval
facility, where they boarded USS Ruchamkin and USS Wood County, as
well as the helicopters of HMM-264, which evacuated them from the
island to USS Boxer and USS Raleigh. Later that day, 1,500
Loyalist troops, supported by armored cars and tanks, marched from
the San Isidro Air Base, captured Duarte Bridge, and took position
on the west bank of the Ozama River. A second force, consisting of
700 soldiers, left San Cristobal and attacked the western suburbs
of Santo Domingo. Wessin y Wessin ordered his armored units to
cross the Duarte Bridge into Santo Domingo's center. However, the
tanks quickly became bogged down in fierce combat within the
narrow streets; armed civilians destroyed them. Unable to advance,
the Loyalists retreated to San Isidro. The battle resulted in
hundreds of casualties. Rebels overran the Fortaleza Ozama police
headquarters and took 700 prisoners. On April 28, armed civilians
attacked the Villa Consuelo police station and executed all of the
police officers who survived the initial skirmish. That same day,
allegations by the loyalists of foreign support for the rebels led
on April 28 to a United States intervention in the conflict,
codenamed Operation Power Pack, to support the loyalist cause,
which later transformed into an Organization of American States
occupation of the country. One US Marine battalion landed in Haina
and later moved to Hotel Embajador, where it provided assistance
in the upcoming airlifts. During the night, 684 civilians were
airlifted to USS Boxer. One US Marine was killed by a rebel sniper
during the operation. On April 29, the US ambassador to the
Dominican Republic, William Tapley Bennett, who had sent numerous
reports to US President Lyndon Johnson, reported that the
situation had reached life-threatening proportions for US citizens
and that the rebels were Communists. Bennett stressed that the US
had to act immediately, as the creation of an international
coalition would be time-consuming. Contrary to the suggestions of
his advisers, Johnson authorized the transformation of evacuation
operations into a large-scale military intervention through
Operation Power Pack, which was aimed to prevent the development
of what he saw as a second Cuban Revolution. It was the first
overt U.S. military intervention in Latin America in more than 30
years, although it came on the heels of U.S.-backed coups in
Guatemala and Brazil, as well as ongoing covert operations in
Cuba. The rebels were holed up inside Santo Domingo and refused to
surrender. They were continuously bombarded by the Dominican Air
Force who aimed their bombs at the television stations and radio
stations, particularly Radio Santo Domingo, and the National
Palace. At 2:16 a.m. on April 30, 1965, the 3rd Brigade of the
82nd Airborne Division landed at the San Isidro Air Base and
started the US military intervention in the conflict. During the
next couple of hours, two brigade combat teams and heavy equipment
were also dispatched. At sunrise the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry
Regiment moved up the San Isidoro highway under the cover of F-4
Phantom jets flying from Puerto Rico, securing a position east of
the Duarte bridge. More units of the 82nd Airborne landed and
secured the entire east bank of the Ozama River. Rebel positions
across the river were destroyed by 105 mm howitzers. U.S. soldiers
crossed the bridge and occupied a six-block area on the western
side of the Duarte Bridge, but suffered casualties from sniper
fire. The 1st Battalion 505th Infantry Regiment remained at the
airbase and sent out patrols to the perimeter. A force of 1,700
Marines of the 6th Marine Expeditionary Unit occupied an area
containing a number of foreign embassies. The locale was
proclaimed an International Security Zone by the Organization of
American States (OAS). Earlier in the day, the OAS also issued a
resolution calling the combatants to end all hostilities. At 4:30
p.m., representatives of the loyalists, the rebels, and the US
military signed a ceasefire that was to take effect at 11:45 p.m.
That timing favored the demoralized Loyalists, who had lost
control of Ciudad Colonial. Americans and Dominicans skirmished
several times but fought only one battle, which occurred on June
15-16, 1965, in the Dominican-held Ciudad Nueva area of the city,
where the 82nd Airborne Division lost 5 KIA, 31 WIA, and 3 DOW,
while inflicting casualties of 67 KIA and 165 WIA on the Dominican
forces. Once Loyalist victory was achieved, Operation Power Pack
transformed from a United States military occupation into an
Organization of American States occupation of the country by a few
thousand Latin American troops of The Inter-American Peace Force,
who remained as peacekeepers in the Dominican Republic until June
1966 when Joaquin Balaguer was elected president. Later in the
same year, all remaining foreign troops departed from the country.
The conflict ultimately resulted in around 6,000 Dominican
casualties and 350 U.S. casualties.
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EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: An
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Today, April 24, 2026April 24, 1957: The Aftermath Of World
War II: The Cold War: The Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Suez Crisis
(The Second Arab-Israeli War, The Tripartite Aggression, The Sinai
War): -- The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of
UNEF peacekeepers to the region. The Suez Crisis or the Second
Arab-Israeli War, also named the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab
world, and Operation Kadesh or Sinai War in Israel, was an
invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel, followed by the United
Kingdom and France. The aims were to regain Western control of the
Suez Canal and to remove Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser,
who had just nationalized the canal. After the fighting had
started, political pressure from the United States, the Soviet
Union, and the United Nations led to a withdrawal by the three
invaders. The episode humiliated Great Britain and France and
strengthened Nasser. On October 29, 1956, Israel invaded the
Egyptian Sinai. Britain and France issued a joint ultimatum to
cease fire, which was ignored. On November 5, Britain and France
landed paratroopers along the Suez Canal. The Egyptian forces were
defeated, but they did block the canal to all shipping. It later
became clear that the Israeli invasion and the subsequent
Anglo-French attack had been planned beforehand by the three
countries. The three allies had attained a number of their
military objectives, but the canal was now useless. Heavy
political pressure from the United States and the USSR led to a
withdrawal. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower had strongly
warned Britain not to invade; after their intervention, he
threatened serious damage to the British financial system by
selling the US government's pound sterling bonds. These events
signified the end of Great Britain as one of the world's major
powers. The Suez Canal was closed from October 1956 until March
1957, and was reopened for all shipping on April 10. Israel
fulfilled some of its objectives, such as attaining freedom of
navigation through the Straits of Tiran, which Egypt had blocked
to Israeli shipping since 1950.
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Today, April 24, 2026April 24, 1993: #DOTD: #RIP: Oliver
Tambo, South African anti-apartheid politician and revolutionary
who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC)
from 1967 to 1991 (b. October 27, 1917) #dies of complications
following a stroke at the age of 75. Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki,
Walter Sisulu and other prominent politicians attended the
funeral. Tambo is buried in Benoni, Gauteng. Oliver Tambo was born
Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo in the village of Nkantolo in
Bizana; eastern Pondoland in what is now the Eastern Cape.
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Today, April 24, 2026April 24, 2016: #DOTD: #RIP: Billy Paul,
African American Grammy Award-winning soul singer, known for his
1972 No. 1 single "Me and Mrs. Jones", as well as the
1973 album and single War Of The Gods, which blends his more
conventional pop, soul, and funk styles with electronic and
psychedelic influences (b. December 1, 1934) #dies in the
afternoon at his home in the Blackwood section of Gloucester
Township, New Jersey from pancreatic cancer at the age of 81. He
is buried at the West Laurel Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
near labelmate Teddy Pendergrass. Billy Paul was born Paul
Williams in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was one of the
many artists associated with the Philadelphia soul sound created
by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell. Paul was identified by
his diverse vocal style, which ranged from mellow and soulful to
low and raspy. Questlove of the Roots eq
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Today, April 24, 2026April 24, 1974: #DOTD: #RIP: Bud Abbott,
American comedian, actor and producer of burlesque, radio, stage,
television and film, best remembered as the straight man of the
comedy duo Abbott and Costello, along with Lou Costello (b.
October 2, 1895) #dies of cancer at age 76 at his home in Woodland
Hills, Los Angeles. He was cremated at Grandview Crematory in
Glendale, California, and his ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean
three miles out from Santa Monica. When asked about Abbott shortly
after his death, Groucho Marx replied that Abbott was "the
greatest straight man ever." Bud Abbott was born William
Alexander Abbott in Asbury Park, New Jersey into the show business
family who met while working for the Barnum and Bailey Circus:
Harry Abbott, a concessionaire and forage agent, and Rae Fisher, a
bareback rider of German Jewish background. Bud Abbott is best
remembered as the "straight man" of the comedy duo
Abbott and Costello, along with Lou Costello. Abbott was active
for over 40 years, appearing in radio, television and film roles.
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Today, April 24, 2026April 24, 1997: #DOTD: #RIP: Pat Paulsen,
American comedian, actor, satirist and activist (b. July 6, 1927)
#dies in Tijuana, Mexico from complications of pneumonia and
kidney failure caused by cancer, aged 69. His burial details are
unknown. Born Patrick Layton Paulsen in South Bend, Washington,
Pat Paulsen was notable for his roles on several of the Smothers
Brothers television shows, and for his campaigns for President of
the United States in 1968, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1992, and 1996, which
had primarily comedic rather than political objectives, although
his campaigns generated some protest votes for him. The Smothers
Brothers approached Paulsen with the idea of running for president
in 1968. His campaign in 1968 and succeeding years was grounded in
comedy, although not without serious commentary. He ran the
supposed campaigns using obvious lies, double talk, and
tongue-in-cheek attacks on the major candidates, and he responded
to all criticism with his catchphrase "Picky, picky, picky."
His campaign slogans included, "Just a common, ordinary,
simple savior of America's destiny," "We've upped our
standards, now up yours," and, "United we sit." He
gave essentially the same answer to every question on social
issues: "To get to the meat of the matter, I will come right
to the point, and take note of the fact that the heart of the
issue in the final analysis escapes me." And in announcing
his candidacy on the Smothers Brothers show, Paulsen said, "Now
I ask you: Will I solve our economic problems? Will I ease the
causes of racial tension? Will I bring a peaceful end to Vietnam?
Sure, why not?" Paulsen's name appeared on the ballot in New
Hampshire for the Democratic primary several times. In 1996, he
received 921 votes (one percent) to finish second to President
Bill Clinton (76,754 votes); this was ahead of real politicians
such as Buffalo mayor James D. Griffin. In 1992, he came in second
to George Bush in the North Dakota Republican primary. In the 1992
Republican Party primaries, he received 10,984 votes total.
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Today, April 24, 2026April 24, 2010: #DOTD: #RIP: James Boren,
American humorist and writer on the language of "bureaucratese",
who poked fun at what he called "the vacuumental thinking and
idiotoxicities of Washington", businessman, teacher, scholar,
public servant, political operative, presidential candidate, and
public speaker (b. December 10, 1925) #dies in Tahlequah, Oklahoma
of undisclosed causes, aged 84. James Boren was born James Harlan
Boren in Wheatland, Oklahoma to James B. and Una Lee Boren (nee
Hamilton). He was a nephew of democratic US House Representative
from Oklahoma Lyle Boren; a nephew of Mae Boren Axton, known in
the music industry as the "Queen Mother of Nashville"
who co-wrote the Elvis Presley hit single "Heartbreak Hotel"
with Tommy Durden; and first cousin of David Boren, democratic
governor of and senator from Oklahoma. He was married three times.
James Boren joined the United States Navy in 1942 at the age of
17, serving on the destroyer escort the USS William C. Cole at the
Battle Of Okinawa. He studied at University of Texas at Austin
(BA, PhD), California State University, Long Beach (MA), and
University of Southern California (MA). Boren initially worked in
the independent oil business in Texas and Oklahoma. In 1957 Boren
was the campaign manager for Ralph Yarborough's successful bid to
represent Texas in the United States Senate, and was Yarborough's
chief of staff 1957-61. In 1961 President John F. Kennedy
appointed him Deputy Director of the U.S. Economic Mission to
Peru. There he conceived the idea of the Partners of the Alliance
(now known as Partners of the Americas), and he spent seven years
helping to build schools, equip hospitals, assist with potable
water systems, and other economic development projects. In 1970 he
became President of Development Services International in
Washington, D.C. Boren then turned to reforming bureaucracy
through the use of humor and political satire. He formed a spoof
organization called the International Association of Professional
Bureaucrats. He was in great demand as a professional speaker, and
he wrote seven books, the most famous of which was When in Doubt
Mumble: A Bureaucrat's Handbook. The title drew on his most famous
quotation: "When in charge, ponder... When in trouble,
delegate... When in doubt, mumble." In 1991 he became a
Scholar-in-Residence at Northeastern State University in
Tahlequah, Oklahoma. In 1992, Boren was an official (if not
entirely serious) candidate for President of the United States,
for the Apathy Party of America. His slogan was "I have what
it takes to take what you've got". In 1996 he was the
Oklahoma Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. Senate but was
unsuccessful.
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Today, April 24, 2026April 24, 1479 BC: Egypt: Ancient Egypt:
New Kingdom: Eighteenth Dynasty: Royal Accessions: Successions To
The Throne Of Ancient Egypt: -- Thutmose III ascends to the throne
of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut,
according to the Low Chronology of the 18th dynasty. Thutmose III
(1479-1425 BC, sometimes read as Thutmosis or Tuthmosis III,
Thothmes in older history works, and meaning "Thoth is born")
was the sixth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. During the first
22 years of Thutmose's reign, he was co-regent with his stepmother
and aunt, Hatshepsut, who was named the pharaoh. While he was
shown first on surviving monuments, both were assigned the usual
royal names and insignia and neither is given any obvious
seniority over the other. He served as the head of her armies.
After the death of Hatshepsut and Thutmosis III's later rise to
pharaoh of the kingdom, he created the largest empire Egypt had
ever seen; no fewer than 17 campaigns were conducted and he
conquered from Niya in North Syria to the Fourth Cataract of the
Nile in Nubia. Officially, Thutmose III ruled Egypt for almost 54
years and his reign is usually dated from April 24, 1479 BC to
March 11, 1425 BC; however, this includes the 22 years he was
co-regent with Hatshepsut. During the final two years of his
reign, he appointed his son and successor, Amenhotep II, as his
junior co-regent. His firstborn son and heir to the throne,
Amenemhat, predeceased Thutmose III. When Thutmose III died, he
was buried in the Valley of the Kings, as were the rest of the
kings from this period in Egypt. Hatshepsut (Egyptian: "Foremost
of Noble Ladies"; 1507-1458 BC) was the fifth pharaoh of the
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the second historically
confirmed female pharaoh, the first being Sobekneferu; various
other women may have also ruled as pharaohs regnant or at least
regents before Hatshepsut, as early as Neithhotep around 1,600
years prior. Hatshepsut came to the throne of Egypt in 1478 BC.
Officially, she ruled jointly with Thutmose III, who had ascended
to the throne the previous year as a child of about two years old.
Hatshepsut was the chief wife of Thutmose II, Thutmose III's
father. She is generally regarded by Egyptologists as one of the
most successful pharaohs, reigning longer than any other woman of
an indigenous Egyptian dynasty. According to Egyptologist James
Henry Breasted she is also known as "the first great woman in
history of whom we are informed.". Hatshepsut was the
daughter and only child of Thutmose I and his primary wife Ahmose.
Her husband Thutmose II was the son of Thutmose I and a secondary
wife named Mutnofret, who carried the title King's daughter and
was probably a child of Ahmose I. Hatshepsut and Thutmose II had a
daughter named Neferure. After having their daughter, Hatshepsut
could not birth anymore children. Unable to have a son, Thutmose
II fathered Thutmose III with Iset, a secondary wife.
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Today, April 24, 2026April 24, 1885: The American Frontier
(The American West, The Wild West, The Old West): Wild West Shows:
Buffalo Bill's Wild West: -- American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is
hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West
show. Annie Oakley, American sharpshooter, exhibition shooter and
Wild West performer (1860 - 1926) was born Phoebe Ann Mosey in
Darke County, Ohio. Her "amazing talent" first came to
light at 15-years-old when she won a shooting match against
traveling-show marksman Frank E. Butler, whom she later married.
The couple joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West show a few years later
in 1885 and was one of the star attractions for 17 years. Oakley
became a renowned international star, performing before royalty
and heads of state. Oakley also was variously known as "Miss
Annie Oakley", "Little Sure Shot", "Little
Miss Sure Shot", "Watanya Cicilla", "Phoebe
Anne Oakley", "Mrs. Annie Oakley", "Mrs. Annie
Butler", and "Mrs. Frank Butler". Her death
certificate gives her name as "Annie Oakley Butler".
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Today, April 24, 2026April 24, 1943: The European Civil War:
World War II: The Second European War (The European Theater Of
World War II): Air Warfare Of World War II: Women Airforce Service
Pilots (Women's Army Service Pilots, Women's Auxiliary Service
Pilots, WASPs): -- The first Houston class of WASP pilots, 23
women in total, graduate from their training, the only Houston
WASP graduation held at Ellington Army Air Field, Texas. The Women
Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (also Women's Army Service Pilots
or Women's Auxiliary Service Pilots) was a civilian women pilots'
organization, whose members were United States federal civil
service employees. Members of WASP became trained pilots who
tested aircraft, ferried aircraft, and trained other pilots. Their
purpose was to free male pilots for combat roles during World War
II. Despite various members of the armed forces being involved in
the creation of the program, the WASP and its members had no
military standing. WASP was preceded by the Women's Flying
Training Detachment (WFTD) and the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying
Squadron (WAFS). Both were organized separately in September 1942.
They were pioneering organizations of civilian women pilots, who
were attached to the United States Army Air Forces to fly military
aircraft during World War II. On August 5, 1943, the WFTD and WAFS
merged to create the WASP organization. The WASP arrangement with
the US Army Air Forces ended on December 20, 1944. During its
period of operation, each member's service had freed a male pilot
for military combat or other duties. They flew over 60 million
miles; transported every type of military aircraft; towed targets
for live anti-aircraft gun practice; simulated strafing missions
and transported cargo. Thirty-eight WASP members lost their lives
and one disappeared while on a ferry mission, her fate still
unknown. In 1977, for their World War II service, the members were
granted veteran status, and in 2009 awarded the Congressional Gold
Medal.
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