Today is Wednesday, October 24, the 298th day of 2912. There are 68 days left in the year.
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
1901 ― First woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (Anna Taylor)
1939 ― Nylon stockings go on sale for first time (Wilmington Delaware)
1940 ― Japan eliminates U.S. terms (strike, play ball) from baseball
1945 ― United Nations Charter becomes effective
1956 ― Soviet troops invade Hungary
1973 ― Yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus
1980 ― Polish government legalizes independent labor union Solidarity