On this day — January 24
Curated American history anniversaries for January 24, each linked to a full SeeStew article with named sources. Empty calendar stubs are not published.
Goldsboro B-52 accident (1961)
The Night Two Hydrogen Bombs Fell on North Carolina
In 1961, a B-52 broke apart over Goldsboro and dropped two 3.8-megaton hydrogen bombs. One came within a single switch of detonating.
Marshall finds gold at Sutter’s Mill (1848)
The California Gold Rush: What Happened After Gold Was Found at Sutter’s Mill
James Marshall’s discovery in 1848 pulled hundreds of thousands west and remade California in a few violent years. (California Gold Rush 1848)