Today in history: Jan. 24
In 1984, Apple Computer began selling its first Macintosh model, and more events that happened on this day in history.
1943: Wartime Conference
In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill concluded a wartime conference in Casablanca, Morocco.
1945: Joseph Morton
In 1945, Associated Press war correspondent Joseph Morton was among a group of captives executed by the Germans at the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in Austria.
1965: Winston Churchill
In 1965, British statesman Winston Churchill died in London at age 90.
1984: Apple Computer
In 1984, Apple Computer began selling its first Macintosh model, which boasted a built-in 9-inch monochrome display, a clock rate of 8 megahertz and 128k of RAM.
1989: Theodore Bundy
In 1989, confessed serial killer Theodore Bundy was executed in Florida’s electric chair.
2003: Tom Ridge
In 2003, former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge was sworn as the first secretary of the new Department of Homeland Security.
2011: Moscow
In 2011, a suicide bomber attacked Moscow’s busiest airport, killing 37 people; Chechen separatists claimed responsibility.
2012: Barack Obama
In 2012, declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address to deliver a populist challenge to shrink the gap between rich and poor, promising to tax the wealthy more and help jobless Americans get work and hang onto their homes.
2012: Mitt Romney
In 2012. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released his 2010 tax returns, showing that his annual income topped $20 million and that he had paid about $3 million in federal income taxes.
2013: Leon Panetta
In 2013, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced the lifting of a ban on women serving in combat.
2020: Coco Gauff
In 2020, fifteen-year-old Coco Gauff upset defending champ Naomi Osaka in the third round of the Australian Open.
2020: Kansas City
In 2020, the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs reached the Super Bowl with a 38-24 win over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship game.
2022: Pentagon and Ukraine
One year ago: The Pentagon ordered 8,500 troops on higher alert to potentially deploy to Europe as part of a NATO “response force” amid growing concern that Russia could soon make a military move on Ukraine.
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