October 24th


1857: Sheffield F.C., the world's first football club, is founded in Sheffield, England. Since there are no other teams, its fans just beat each other up.


1931: The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic. Hundreds of New Yorkers line up on the Manhattan side of the bridge to yell "go back to Jersey!" at all the incoming cars.


1973: Yom Kippur War ends. The Israeli army finally breaks its fast at its Aunt Sadie's house in Brooklyn.