OCTOBER 24
1921:Sgt. Edward Younger chooses the casket of an anonymous American soldier at Chalons-sur-Marne, France, to be buried in the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The name, age, rank and branch of service of this World War I soldier — and countless other casualties from the Western Front — remain unknown. An unknown serviceman from World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War would be added later, but the Vietnam War remains would be identified and removed in 1998.
1992: The World Series lives up to its name as the Toronto Blue Jays become the first baseball team based outside the United States to win the Series, winning their final game against the Atlanta Braves, 4-3, in 11 innings at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The Canadian team takes the Series four games to two.
2002: John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo are arrested while sleeping in a car off of Interstate 70 near Myersville, Md., under suspicion of being the snipers who had terrorized the Washington, D.C., area earlier that month. Muhammad would be executed in November 2009 for orchestrating the attacks, while Malvo would be sentenced to life in prison.
1946:Camera on board V-2 No. 13 rocket takes first photograph of earth from space
1945:The United Nations is founded.
1648:The Peace of Westphalia is signed
1260 :Cathedral of Chartres dedicated
1956:Hungary is invaded by Soviet troops.
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