Today is Monday, October 24, the 297th day of 2011. There are 68 days left in the year.
1648 ― Peace of Westphalia ends 30 year war and Holy Roman Empire
1836 ― The match is patented
1857 ― World's first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England
1871 ― Mob in L.A. hangs 18 Chinese
1929 ― ``Black Thursday," beginning of stock market crash
1939 ― Nylon stockings go on sale for first time (Wilmington, Del.)
1940 ― 40-hour workweek goes into effect (Fair Labor Standards of 1938)
1945 ― United Nations Charter becomes effective
1956 ― Soviet troops invade Hungary
1968 ― Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithful busted for pot, released on bail