Today is Tuesday, Jan. 24, the 24th day of 2006. There are 341 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 24, the 24th day of 2006. There are 341 days left in the year. On this date in 1848, James W. Marshall discovers a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California, a discovery that leads to the gold rush of '49.
In 1908, the first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell. In 1924, the Russian city of St. Petersburg is renamed Leningrad in honor of the late revolutionary leader (however, it has since been re-named St. Petersburg). In 1943, President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill conclude a wartime conference in Casablanca, Morocco. In 1965, Winston Churchill dies in London at age 90. In 1972, the Supreme Court strikes down laws that deny welfare benefits to people who have resided in a state for less than a year. In 1978, a nuclear-powered Soviet satellite plunges through Earth's atmosphere and disintegrates, scattering radioactive debris over parts of northern Canada. In 1985, the space shuttle Discovery is launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on the first secret, all-military shuttle mission. In 1989, confessed serial killer Ted Bundy is put to death in Florida's electric chair. In 1993, retired Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall dies in Bethesda, Md., at age 84. In 2003, the new Department of Homeland Security officially opens and its chief, Tom Ridge, is sworn in.
January 24, 1981: A Pittsburgh woman is arrested by Farrell police as she leaves the McDowell National Bank in the Farrell Plaza after a robbery in which an undetermined amount of cash was taken.
William J. Hitchcock, 75, of 3434 Logan Road, Youngstown philanthropist and public-spirited citizen whose roots in the community stretch to the early steel-building days, dies in St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center.
Leaning out the window of a slow-moving orange or red compact car, a man fired a volley of shots into four police cars parked outside the Boardman Police Headquarters. The car then eluded police officers who gave chase.
January 24, 1966: Youngstown public schools are losing their government subsidies of turkey, chicken and frozen ground beef because Ohio's allotment of free meat and poultry has been cut. For the time being, lunch prices of 30 cents will be maintained.
U.S. Sen. Wayne Morris, D-Ore., tells an audience in West Palm Beach, Fla., that "the most dangerous men in the world today are in our own Pentagon." He says the Pentagon is leading the nation into a massive war in Vietnam.
U.S. Rep. Michael Kirwan of Youngstown presents five achievement awards at the annual fundraising dinner of the Children's Asthma Research Institute and Hospital at Los Angeles, Calif.
January 24, 1956: William George "Billy" Evans, 71, who went from a sports-writing job at The Vindicator to fame as a major league umpire and baseball executive, dies in North Shore Hospital, Miami.
Fourth Ward Councilman Paul E. "Larry" Dolak, 53, a leader in Democratic politics and in area amateur baseball circles for many years, dies of a heart attack after being stricken in the parking lot of U.S. Steel Corp's Ohio Works after completing a day of work in the industrial engineering department.
The Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. will build a $90 million aluminum plant on the Ohio River near Clarington, Ohio. A $30 million power plant will be built across the Ohio River in West Virginia to supply the large amount of electricity required by the plant.
January 24, 1931: Sheet & amp; Tube Co. directors vote to appeal a Mahoning County Common Pleas Court injunction barring the merger of Bethlehem Steel Corp. and Youngstown Sheet & amp; Tube.
Crooks steal a radio-equipped police department car while the officers were searching a speakeasy at Oak and Watt streets. The officers had left the key in the ignition because they believed they would only be a few minutes.
Elaborate arrangements are made for the 68th anniversary celebration of the Youngstown Maennerchor to be held at Stambaugh Auditorium.
Mahoning County Deputy Auditor Merle Butler reports that dogs killed 374 sheep in the county in 1930. The county paid $2,968 in compensation to the owners of the sheep from dog license fees, that totaled $15,730.