Once Upon A Time – May 24 – 1595 – Nomenclator Of Leiden University Library Appears, The First Printed Catalog Of An Institutional Library

1595 Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library

1738 John Wesley is converted, launching the Methodist movement; celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day

1752 Robert Robinson, sixteen years old, hears George Whitefield preach and writes in his Bible “renatus” (born again). He will become a Baptist pastor and the author of the hymn “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing.”

1844 Samuel Morse taps out “What hath God wrought” in the world’s first telegraph message

1896 Maud Booth speaks in Sing Sing prison, seeking prison reform, and electrifies the prisoners: “I do not come here to prevent you from paying the just penalty of your crimes; take your medicine like men. When you have paid the penalty I will help you. I will nurse you back to health. I will get you work. Above all I will trust you. It depends on you whether I keep doing so or not.”

1941 German battleship Bismarck sinks the British battle cruiser HMS Hood; 1,416 die, 3 survive

1988 Section 28 passed as law by Parliament in the United Kingdom prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality. Repealed 2001/2004

HISTORICAL EVENTS TODAY

TODAY IN FILM & TV

1895 Henry Irving becomes the first actor to receive a knighthood

TODAY IN MUSIC

1956 1st Eurovision Song Contest: Lys Assia for Switzerland wins singing “Refrain” in Lugano

TODAY IN SPORT

1935 1st major league night baseball game, in Cincinnati (Reds 2, Philadelphia 1)

MORE FACTS

1978 American management consultant Marilyn Loden first coins the term “glass ceiling” to describe invisible career barriers for women

1976 In the Judgment of Paris, wine testers rate wines from California higher than their French counterparts, challenging the notion of France being the foremost producer of the world’s best wines