Yeah Earl, I just checked and Jonestown was the 18th. But on the 24th Pres. Carter was at Camp David and he went for a bike ride with his wife. He also did a whole lot of trying to get in touch with his cabinet.
October 31, 1517 (no, not the first Halloween)
JULY 25, 1978
December 13, 2003…?(!)
October 31, 1517: Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door in Wittenburg.
December 14th, 2003 (Easy, I know)
A neat twist to the thread. For events that you remember happening, post where you were when they occured.
Ex: Sept 11th, 2001 - I was woken up by a phona call from a ffriend telling me to turn on the TV, the world is going to hell in a handbasket.
11/24/1978—I’m guessing it was the assassination of San Francisco mayor Harvey Milk?
Well then, I’d better say (for the Saddam one) : Pacing around my room, groaning and moaning about being ill. What’s on television…? Woah!
Gmork:
12/13/2003: Keith Foulke signs with the Boston Red Sox.
If it’s allowed (seeing as I haven’t actually answered any), I’m going to post a few.
All of these have a common theme, in case you’re wondering. Once you get a couple of them, you should be able to figure out the rest. 
August 2, 1979
August 17, 1920
August 3, 1940
September 23, 1978
February 13, 1964
December 31, 1972
December 31, 1972- baseball player Roberto Clemente dies in a plane crash. He was part of humanitarian effort en route to aid Nicaraguan earthquake victims.
Which Google is commemorating right now—check it out!
Thurman Munson killed in plane crash
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Ray Chapman killed by wild pitch
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Willard Hershberger committed suicide
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Lyman Bostock murdered
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Forgot to add one.
September 28, 1914
Going back to Newton meter 's two unanswered old ones.
14 February 1946 ENIAC is switched on at the University of Pennsylvania.
13 October 1660 Not sure about this one or 28 September 1914.
Here’s a new one.
6 February 1840