Event:
Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4 million vehicles after two researchers successfully hack wirelessly into a test car 10 miles away, enabling them to control functions such as steering and braking; the news raises concerns for all automakers
More Notable Events on July 24:
1974 Supreme Court unanimously rules Nixon must turn over Watergate tapes
1952 President Truman settles 53-day steel strike
1948 Soviets blockades Berlin from west
1935 1st greeting telegram sent in Britain
1793 France passes 1st copyright law