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Politics
Signs abjuration during trial
Joan of Arc signs an abjuration at Rouen during her trial.
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24May
24 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1813
Activism
Ann Moore's fasting hoax exposed after rigorous eight-day watch
After an eight-day supervised watch ending 24 May 1813, physicians concluded Ann Moore's claimed fast was fraudulent, collapsing her national reputation.
View details1819
Politics
Birth of Queen Victoria
Birth of Alexandrina Victoria at Kensington Palace, London.
View details1844
Politics
First American to respond to a telegraph message
First to reply to telegraph in America.
View details1844
Politics
First private citizen to send a telegraph message
Sent first personal telegraph message, 1844.
View details1870
Science
Birth of Ynés Mexia
Ynés Enriquetta Julietta Mexia was born in Washington, D.C., to Enrique A. Mexia and Sarah Wilmer Mexia.
View details1878
Science
Birth of Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born in Oakland, California, future industrial psychologist and engineer.
View details1883
Science
First person to cross the completed Brooklyn Bridge
On May 24, 1883, Emily Warren Roebling became the first person to cross the newly opened Brooklyn Bridge, riding in a carriage and carrying a live rooster as a symbol of victory.
View details1892
Science
Birth of Marie Luhring
Marie Luhring was born in New York City, later becoming an automotive engineer and one of the first female truck designers.
View details1898
Medicine
Birth of Helen B. Taussig
Helen Brooke Taussig was born on May 24, 1898, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
View details1899
Sports
Birth of Suzanne Lenglen
Suzanne Lenglen was born on May 24, 1899, in Paris, France.
View details1899
Science
Honorary doctorate from Kolozsvár university
Torma becomes the first woman to receive an honorary doctorate from the Kolozsvár university’s Faculty of Arts.
View details1930
Aviation
First Woman to Fly Solo from England to Australia
Amy Johnson became the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia on May 24, 1930.
View details1945
Arts
Records "Lover Man" with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Vaughan records "Lover Man," documenting bebop vocal phrasing.
View details1945
Aviation
Birth of Barbara Jane Harrison
Birth of Barbara Jane Harrison in Bradford, Yorkshire, later a BOAC flight attendant awarded the George Cross for heroism.
View details1949
Arts
Release of 'Manon'
The film 'Manon' premiered, featuring Cécile Aubry, and won the Golden Lion.
View details1956
Science
Death of Martha Annie Whiteley
Martha Whiteley passed away at age 89, leaving behind a legacy in chemistry.
View details1978
Sports
Death of Lily Parr
Lily Parr died of cancer at age 73 at her home in Preston, Lancashire, on 24 May 1978.
View details1989
Arts
Youngest artist awarded ASCAP Songwriter of the Year
Gibson received the ASCAP Pop Award for Songwriter of the Year at the ASCAP Pop Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on May 24, 1989.
View details2005
Science
John Adam Fleming Medal Presentation
AGU presented John Adam Fleming Medal to Margaret G. Kivelson.
View details2009
Sports
Best-ever Indianapolis 500 finish (3rd place)
Patrick finished third at the 2009 Indianapolis 500, her career-best result and an improvement on her own prior record for women.
View details2016
Science
USPTO grants patent for Inflatable Solar-Powered Light
U.S. Patent No. 9,347,629 formally issued by the USPTO on May 24, 2016, protecting Anna Stork's inflatable solar light invention.
View details2018
Aviation
Retirement from the U.S. Air Force
Robinson retired after 37 years of service, having served as the first woman to command USNORTHCOM and NORAD.
View details2023
Science
Rockefeller University Convocation Lecture
Bertozzi delivered a convocation lecture at The Rockefeller University celebrating her Nobel-winning bioorthogonal chemistry research.
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