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- August 24, 1932 (94 years ago)
- •Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
- August 24, 1979 (47 years ago)
- •Mount Vesuvius erupts. The cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae are buried in volcanic ash.
- August 24, 1989 (37 years ago)
- •Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose is banned from baseball for gambling by Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti.
- August 24, 1990 (36 years ago)
- •A judge rules that Judas Priest are not responsible for the deaths of two youths who committed suicide after listening to the band's music.
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August 24 in History