May 24

May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). There are 221 days remaining.

Events:

1844 - First telegram sent by Samuel Morse from Baltimore to Washington, D.C., saying "What hath God wrought?".
1883 - Brooklyn Bridge is opened.
1899 - United States' first public parking garage opens in Boston, Massachusetts.
1940 - First successful single-rotor helicopter flight (see Igor Sikorsky).
1943 - Josef Mengele becomes chief medical in Auschwitz.
1993 - Eritrea becomes independent of Ethiopia.
1993 - Microsoft introduces Windows NT.

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December May 23 - May 25 - April 24 - June 24 - more historical anniversaries

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