24 April in history.

1990

Hubble goes into space. Space Shuttle Discovery carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. After a repair mission fixed its blurry mirror, it changed how we see the universe.

Wikipedia: Hubble Space Telescope

Photo: NASA / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

More from 24 April

1. 

   1704

   America's first lasting newspaper

   The Boston News-Letter came out, the first newspaper in the American colonies to be printed regularly.

   Wikipedia: The Boston News-Letter

   Photo: Boston News-Letter, first issue,1704 / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

2. 

   1895

   Joshua Slocum sets sail alone

   Joshua Slocum left Boston in his small boat Spray. Three years later he became the first person to sail around the world on his own.

   Wikipedia: Joshua Slocum

   Photo: Hollinger & Co. / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

3. 

   1913

   The Woolworth Building opens

   President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button in Washington that lit up New York's new Woolworth Building, then the tallest in the world.

   Wikipedia: Woolworth Building

   Photo: Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

4. 

   1932

   The Kinder Scout trespass

   Hundreds of walkers climbed onto private moorland in the Peak District to demand the right to roam. Their protest helped lead to Britain's national parks.

   Wikipedia: Mass trespass of Kinder Scout

   Photo: Stemonitis at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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