Historical Events for 24th July 2023

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1701 - French trade rand soldier Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, later becomes the city of Detroit
1905 - International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: Laurence Doherty and Reggie Doherty beat Holcombe Ward and Beals Wright 8-10, 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 8-6 to give British Isles an unassailable 3-0 lead over US (ends 5-0)
1927 - The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres
1929 - NY to San Francisco foot race ends (2½ months) winner is 60 year old Monteverde
1946 - 9 Spokane baseball players (Western League) die in a bus crash
1949 - 36th Tour de France won by Fausto Coppi of Italy
1974 - American newscaster Christine Chubbuck is the first person to commit suicide during a live TV broadcast at WXLT-TV
1979 - US President Jimmy Carter names Paul Volcker as Chairman of the Federal Reserve
1994 - Bodo kills 37 Muslims in Bashbari NE India
2013 - 80 people are killed and 140 are injured after a high-speed train derails in Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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