TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

May 24, 1775

John Hancock was unanimously elected President of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, succeeding Peyton Randolph.

ALSO ON THIS DATE

1883

The Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, was dedicated by President Chester Alan Arthur and New York Gov. Grover Cleveland.

1935

The first major league baseball game to be played at night took place at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field as the Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1.

1994

Four Islamic fundamentalists convicted of bombing New York’s World Trade Center in 1993 were each sentenced to 240 years in prison.