This Day in History

April 24th in History

Always look a gift horse in the mouth! Troy falls to the Greeks and Annie Oakley joins Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. It's the birthday of Shirley MacLaine, Sue Grafton, and Barbra Streisand; Daniel Defoe, Bud Abbott, and Wallis Simpson die. Happy Kapyong Day!

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Quote of the Day

"One need not hope in order to undertake, nor succeed in order to persevere."

William the Silent (William I, Prince of Orange), revolutionary leader born April 24, 1533