July 24: Facts & Historical Events On This Day

“Inside Out 2” became the highest-grossing animated film ever, earning $1.462 billion worldwide and surpassing “Frozen II,” which previously held the record with $1.453 billion.

Taylor Swift released her eighth studio album, “Folklore.”

The album, released as a surprise with little-to-no promotion, was conceived during the early 2020 COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.

After introducing a preservation project, three bison calves were born in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.

It had been 140 years since bison had been birthed in the wild.

The epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg, “Saving Private Ryan,” was released in theaters.

George Michael released his “Careless Whisper” single.

It became a huge success, selling around 6 million copies worldwide, with one-third of them being in the United States.

“Eye Of The Tiger” by Survivor reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for eight weeks.

Luxury fashion brand Giorgio Armani was founded in Milan, Italy.

NASA’s Apollo 11 safely returned to Earth after being the first manned mission to the moon.

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins landed on the Pacific Ocean and were brought to land by a rescue boat.

Boston Red Sox player Ted Williams was fined $250 for spitting on fans.

Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari was put on trial in Paris after being accused of being a spy.

It was rumored she was responsible for the death of around 50,000 people.

American archeologist Hiram Bingham III rediscovered Machu Picchu, Peru.

Tennessee became the first Confederate state to be readmitted into the United States.

Tennessee was the last state to join the Confederate states, and even then, much of its population was against the decision, with East Tennesseans waging guerrilla warfare against Confederate forces.

Brigham Young and 148 Mormon pioneers entered Salt Lake Valley and founded Salt Lake City.

James VI became the King of England and Ireland at just one year old.

French-Breton explorer Jacques Cartier arrived in Canada and planted a cross into the ground to claim the land for France.

The armies of Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany laid siege to Damascus.