1493 Christopher Columbus embarks on his second expedition to the New World, setting sail with a fleet of 17 ships.
1838 Anti-Corn Law League forms to repeal English Corn Laws.
The Vale of Neath Railway line from Neath to Merthyr Tydfil was opened on 24th September 1851.
1853 Liverpools' Northern Daily Times became England's first provincial daily newspaper.
1916 A local policeman rounded up and took into custody the crew of the German Zeppelin LZ-76 that had been forced down near Colchester.
1941 A Bomb explodes in German headquarters at Hotel Continental in Kyiv.
1957 BBC Television for schools began.
1964 "The Munsters" premieres on TV.
24 Sep 1967 Filming continued for The Beatles 'Magical Mystery Tour' at West Malling Air Station, Maidstone, Kent with the shooting of the 'Your Mother Should Know' ballroom finale. With The Beatles all dressed in white suits and shoes, gliding down a glittery staircase as 160 members of Peggy Spencer's dance team swirled round about.
Finally…did this happen?
William Frost, from Saundersfoot, arguably the true inventor of the flying machine, flew the 'Frost Airship Glider' for the first and only time on 24 September 1896.
Frost's flying machine, described as a balloon powered hang glider, with helicopter-style blades operated by foot pedals, was witnessed to fly for 500 metres before crashing into bushes. However, as the event was not officially recorded and an overnight storm destroyed what remained of the craft, Frost died in 1935 without receiving the recognition his achievement surely deserved.
