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24th July

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1959: Kitchen Debate in Moscow


On July 24, 1959, in front of replica of a suburban American kitchen, U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev engage in an impromptu debate about the merits and disadvantages of capitalism and communism. Nixon had traveled to Moscow to open the U.S. Trade and Cultural Fair in Sokolniki Park, organized as a goodwill gesture by the USSR. The televised Kitchen Debate helped solidify Nixon's reputation as a tough and capable U.S. leader and was a definitive moment in the Cold War.

1986

'Live Aid' organiser Bob Geldof is made an honorary knight of the most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

1966

After a local and national campaign, the Cavern Club in Liverpool - where the Beatles first performed - is re-opened. British Prime Minister Harold Wilson performs the opening ceremony.

1936

In Britain, the GPO (General Post Office) introduces TIM - the automated speaking clock using the voice of Miss Ethel Cain - a telephonist at the GPO's Victoria telephone exchange in London.

1925

At Guy's Hospital in London, six year old Patricia Cheeseman becomes the first person to be successfully treated with insulin.

1908

56 runners begin the London marathon from the East Lawn of Windsor castle. An extra 385 yards is added to the 26 mile course so the runners finish in front of the Royal Box at White City Stadium.

1883

Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English channel (1875) drowns while attempting to swim the rapids at Niagara Falls.

1824

World's first public opinion poll is carried out in Wilmington, Delaware, USA to discover voting intentions in the forthcoming US presidential election.

1704

English Admiral Sir George Rooke captures Gibraltar from the Spanish.

1567

In England, the abdication of Mary Queen of Scots.

1534

French explorer Jacques Cartier lands at Gaspe in Canada and claims the territory for France.

1802

French writer Alexander Dumas.

1783

South American revolutionary Simon Bolivar

1980

British actor and comedian Peter Sellers, dies in hospital, two days after suffering a heart attack at re-union lunch with fellow members of the Goon Show, Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe.

1965

Former British boxing champion and nightclub owner Freddie Mills is shot dead in his car in Soho, London.

1883

Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English channel (1875) drowns while attempting to swim the rapids at Niagara Falls.