What happened On This Day in History?!
Gunners & Ali - On This Day
Wednesday, 24 January 2024 - 3 minutes
On This Day...
- California Gold Rush began when James W Marshall accidentally discovered gold while building a sawmill in 1848.
- Eskimo Pie was patented by Christian Nelson of Iowa in 1922.
- Sir Winston Churchill, British wartime leader and Prime Minister, died aged 90 in 1965.
- Minimoog Synthesiser was introduced by the Moog company in 1970.
- The Macintosh personal computer was introduced by Apple in 1984.
- Harry 'Freddo' Melbourne, the creator of Freddo Frog Chocolate bar, died aged 95 in 2007.
Source: RetroSound/MiniMoog/Moog
