TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2007

Today is Tuesday, July 24, the 204th day of 2007. There are 161 days left in the year.

1683 . 1st settlers from Germany to U.S., leave aboard the Concord

1701 . French make 1st landing at site of Detroit

1704 . Great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain

1847 . Brigham Young & his Mormon followers arrive at Salt Lake City, Utah

1870 . 1st trans-U.S. rail service begins

1948 . Soviets blockades Berlin from the west

1963 . 124 Unification church couples wed in Korea