October 24th is the 297th day of 2021. There are 68 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is Food Day, United Nations Day, National Bologna Day, Mother-in-Law Day and National Good & Plenty Day

In 1648, The Peace of Westphalia ended the 30 Years War and effectively destroyed the Holy Roman Empire.
In 1836, Alonzo Dwight Phillips of Springfield, Massachusetts, received a patent for the phosphorous friction safety match.
In 1861, The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent as Justice Stephen Field of California transmitted a telegram to President Lincoln.
In 1897, First color Sunday newspaper supplements inserted.
In 1901, Anna Edson Taylor, a 43-year-old widow, became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
In 1904, The first real subway in New York City opens.
In 1929, "Black Thursday," start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8%; five days later, the stock market collapsed, thus starting the Great Depression.
In 1930, Fox's "The Big Trail", John Wayne's first starring role, opened at the Roxy.
In 1939, Nylon stockings were sold publicly for the first time, in Wilmington, Del.
In 1940, The 40-hour work week went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
In 1945, The United Nations officially came into existence as its charter took effect.
In 1945, Gimbel Brothers in Philadelphia becomes the first department store to publicly demonstrate a television. Over the next three weeks, more than 25,000 people will stop by to gawk.
In 1951, "The Detective Story" starring Kirk Douglas, William Bendix and Eleanor Parker, premiered in Los Angeles.
In 1960, "The Alamo" produced and directed by John Wayne and starring Wayne, Laurence Harvey, Richard Widmark, Richard Boone, Linda Cristal, and Frankie Avalon, premiered in San Antonio.
In 1962, John Frankenheimer's "The Manchurian Candidate" starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvet, Janet Leigh, and Angela Landsbury, premiered at UA theaters in New York.
In 1962, The U.S. blockade of Cuba during the missile crisis officially began under a proclamation signed by President Kennedy.
In 1973, "Kojak", TV Crime Drama, starring Telly Savalas; debut on CBS.

Actors:

F Murray Abraham is 82 (“Amadeus,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Scarface”)
Amy Allen is 45 (“Gangs of New York,” “Elektra,” “Star Wars: Episode II- The Attack of the Clones,” “AI: Artificial Intelligence”)
Doug Davidson is 67 (Paul Williams on “Young and the Restless”) (FAST FACT: He went to school for Marine biology)
Raul Esparza is 51 (“Medium,” “Hannibal,” “Pushing Daises,” “Law & Order: SVU’s” ‘Rafael Barba’)
Shenae Grimes is 32 (“Degrassi,” “90210”)
Brad Johnson is 62 (“Always,” “Left Behind,” “Riverworld,” “Copperhead”)
Kevin Kline is 74 (“Sophie’s Choice,” “The Big Chill,” “Silverado,” “Cry Freedom,” “A Fish Called Wanda,” “Dave,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “The Ice Storm,” “In & Out,” “The Road to El Dorado,” “De-Lovely”) (FAST FACT: He’s been married to Phoebe Cates since 1989)
Tim Pocock is 36 (“X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” “Dance Academy,” “Battle Ground”)
Kendall Ryan Sanders is 24 (“The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” “Every Witch Way”)
Casey Wilson is 41 (“Happy Endings,” “The Hotwives,” “Gone Girl”)
BD Wong is 61 (“Oz,” “Jurassic Park,” “Jurassic World,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Gotham,” “Mr. Robot”) (FAST FACT: He won a Tony Award in 1988 for his work in the Broadway play, “M. Butterfly”)
The late David Nelson (1936-2011)…he would have been 85 (“The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet,” “Cry-Baby,” “Peyton Place”)