October 24 in history: United Nations is founded at the end of WWII and more
| Updated: Oct 24, 2021, 11:01 AM IST
From a bloodless coup d'etat in Brazil ending the First Republic to 1975 Icelandic women going on strike to protest gender inequality at workplace, we've got it all covered!
Let's dive into today's history.
1901
Annie Edson Taylor becomes 1st person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel
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1926
Houdini, the famous escape artist, performs for last time at Garrick Theater, Detroit
(Photograph:WION)
1930
A bloodless coup d'etat in Brazil ends the First Republic
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1945
United Nations is founded at the end of WWII
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1975
Icelandic women go on strike to protest gender inequality at workplace