August 24, 2014 in History

Event:

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near the California Bay Area city of Napa; 87 have been injured, but no fatalities have been reported





More Notable Events on August 24:
1969 Peru nationalizes U.S. oil interests
1949 NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, goes into effect
1912 Territory of Alaska organizes
1909 Workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal
1891 Thomas Edison patents motion picture camera
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