On This Day in History July 24, 2023

Historical Events 1534  French explorer Jacques Cartier claims for France the lands around Gaspé by erecting a 30ft cross at Pointe-Penouille 1567  Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate; her 1-year-old son becomes King James VI of Scots 1832  Benjamin Bonneville leads the first wagon train across the Rocky Mountains by Wyoming's South Pass 1911  American explorer Hiram Bingham discovers Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas 1943  Operation Gomorrah: RAF begins bombing Hamburg (till 3rd August), creating a firestorm and killing 42,600 people 1982  Single "Eye Of The Tiger" by Survivor from "Rocky III" soundtrack starts 6-week run at #1 on US charts (Grammy for Best Rock Performance) 2019  Global warming is the fastest in 2,000 years and scientific consensus that humans are the cause is at 99%, according to three major reports published in journals "Nature" and "Nature Geoscience" Famous Birthdays Alexandre Dumas 1802 - 1870 Frank Wedekind 1864 - 1918 Jennifer Lopez 54th Birthday Simón Bolívar 1783 - 1830 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Maria Szymanowska 1789 - 1831 Martin Van Buren 1782 - 1862 More Famous Deaths July 24: Light and Air For All – With No Charge! One of Britain's most hated taxes, which had been in force for more than 250 years, was finally abolished on this day. Read the Article