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April 24

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In 1704, the first American newspaper printed on a regular basis, the "Boston News Letter," was published for the first time.

In 1792, the French national anthem "La Marseillaise" was composed by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle.

In 1800, Congress approved a bill establishing the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., appropriating $5,000 "for the purchase of such books as may be necessary."

In 1877, federal troops were ordered out of New Orleans, ending the North's post-Civil War rule in the South.

In 1897, William W. Price began work at the "Washington Star," where he became the first reporter to cover the White House on a regular basis.

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Actress Shirley McClaine  (1934)

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"There is no greater mistake than the hasty conclusion that opinions are worthless because they are badly argued."
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T.H. Huxley, English biologist and author, 1825-1895