Today in History

October 24

1882 - Dr Robert Koch discovers germ that causes tuberculosis.

1935 - Italy invades Ethiopia.

1945 - The United Nations is formally established, replacing the League of Nations.

1968 - Iran and Saudi Arabia sign agreement delineating Gulf territorial claims.

2002 - Bahrain becomes the second Gulf state to have a directly elected legislature.

2007 - China launches its first lunar probe.

2008 - The world’s stock exchanges suffer one of the worst declines at start of financial crisis.

2017 - Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Fats Domino dies at the age of 89.