On this day in history - January 24

What Happened On This Day – January 24

• 1990 Japan launches its first lunar probe

  Hiten was the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Luna 24 in 1976 and the first deep space probe that executed an aerobraking maneuver.

• 1984 The Apple Macintosh computer goes on sale

  The “Mac” was the first commercially successful personal computer using a graphical user interface and a mouse.

• 1946 The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution

  Resolution 1 was passed to found the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission (UNAEC).

• 1848 The California Gold Rush begins

  Some 300,000 people traveled to California after James W. Marshall had found gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California.

• 1835 Slaves stage a rebellion in Brazil to end slavery

  The Malê Revolt was instrumental in ending slavery in Brazil.