On This Day

What Happened on March 24, 1855

Day of the Week: Saturday

Historical Events

  • Manhattan Kansas founded as New Boston Kansas

Famous Birthdays


Person of interestAndrew Mellon

Andrew Mellon, American banker (Mellon Bank), industrialist and Secretary of the Treasury (1921-32), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1947)

Banker, Industrialist and US Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon
Banker, Industrialist and US Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew Mellon
  • Olive Schreiner, South African writer (Portrait of a South African Woman)

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