Once Upon A Time – April 24 – 1962 – Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Sends TV Signal By Satellite For 1st Time

1877 Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78: Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire

1898 Spanish–American War: Spain declares war after rejecting US ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba

1916 Easter Rising of Irish republicans against British occupation begins in Dublin

1967 Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had “gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily.”

Historical Events Today
Today in Film & TV
1962 Massachusetts Institute of Technology sends TV signal by satellite for 1st time: California to Massachusetts

Today in Music
2018 Streaming music services overtake worldwide sales of CDs and vinyl for the first time according to IFPI

Today in Sport
1981 Bill Shoemaker wins his 8,000th race, 2000 more than any other jockey