April 24
1800
Library of Congress was established.
1898
Spain declared war on the U.S..
1915
Turks began deportation of Armenians that led to the massacre of between 600,000 and 1.5 million Armenians.
1916
The Easter Rebellion begins in Dublin, Ireland. Although unsuccessful, the uprising was an important symbolic event leading to the establishment of the Republic of Ireland.
1953
Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
1990
The shuttle Discovery blasted off with the Hubble Space Telescope.
Birthdays
Robert Penn Warren
1905–89, American novelist, poet, and critic, born in Guthrie, Ky.
Anthony Trollope
novelist (1815)
John R. Pope
architect (1874)
Willem de Kooning
artist (1904)
Shirley MacLaine
actress (1934)
Barbra Streisand
performer (1942)
Kelly Clarkson
singer (1982)