Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/January 24
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This is a list of selected January 24 anniversaries that appears on the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition may be controversial, or on a day that is or soon will be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
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- 41 – Roman Emperor Caligula (pictured) was brutally murdered by Cassius Chaerea and the disgruntled Praetorian Guards. Caligula's uncle Claudius was proclaimed emperor in his place.
- 1639 – The Fundamental Orders, the first written constitution in North American history, was adopted in Connecticut.
- 1848 – James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California, leading to the California Gold Rush.
- 1857 – The University of Calcutta, the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent, was established in Calcutta, India.
- 1984 – The first Apple Macintosh, today known as the Macintosh 128K, went on sale, becoming the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a graphical user interface rather than a command line interface.
More events: January 23 – January 24 – January 25
