Events on July 24 in history

Bluenose II (July 24, 1963)

The ship Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol.

Bluenose II is a replica of the fishing and racing schooner Bluenose, commissioned by Sidney Culverwell Oland and built in 1963 as a promotional yacht for Oland Brewery. Sidney Oland donated the schooner to Nova Scotia in 1971 and it has since operated as a sailing ambassador and promotional device for Nova Scotia tourism. In honour of her predecessor's record, Bluenose II does not officially race.

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Events on 1963

8 Jan

Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is exhibited in the United States for the first time, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
8 Feb

John F. Kennedy
Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.
21 Apr

Bahá'í Faith
The first election of the Universal House of Justice is held, marking its establishment as the supreme governing institution of the Bahá'í Faith.
7 Oct

Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
John F. Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
22 Nov

Assassination of John F. Kennedy
U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John Connally is seriously wounded by Lee Harvey Oswald

Events on July 24 in history

Bluenose II (July 24, 1963)

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Events on 1963

Mona Lisa

John F. Kennedy

Bahá'í Faith

Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Assassination of John F. Kennedy