24 august 79 - Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae with volcanic ash.
24 august 1572 - St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre: a massacre of Huguenots began. An estimated 70,000 people were killed in France in the following weeks.
24 august 1847 - Charlotte Brontë finishes Jane Eyre.
24 august 1853 - Potato chips first prepared. Long life that inventor!! Yummie!
24 august 1992 - Hurricane Andrew hits South Florida
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