THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008

Today is Thursday, January 24, the 24th day of 2008. There are 342 days left in the year.

772 _ Stephen III ends his reign as Catholic pope

1568 _ In the Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw

1679 _ King Charles II disbands English parliament

1722 _ Czar Peter the Great begins civil system

1902 _ Denmark sells Virgin Islands to the U.S.

1923 _ Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico, established

1924 _ Mussolini disallows non-fascists work union

1924 _ Russian city of St. Petersburg renamed Leningrad

1939 _ 30,000 killed by earthquake in Concepcion, Chile

1943 _ Hitler orders Nazi troops at Stalingrad to fight to death

1964 _ The 24th Amendment to U.S. Constitution goes into effect

1969 _ Spanish General Franco announces state of emergency

1984 _ Apple Computer unveils its Macintosh personal computer

1994 _ Dow Jones closes above 3,900 for 1st time (3,914.48)