Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady, who many consider to be the greatest football player of all-time, became the first player in league history to record 600 career touchdown passes on Oct. 24, 2021. Brady completed his 23-year career with 649 TD passes, and he remains the only QB to pass for 600 TDs.
Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady, who many consider to be the greatest football player of all-time, became the first player in league history to record 600 career touchdown passes on Oct. 24, 2021. Brady completed his 23-year career with 649 TD passes, and he remains the only QB to pass for 600 TDs.
Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, whose refusal to surrender her bus seat 50 years earlier sparked the Montgomery (Ala.) Bus Boycott, died at age 92 in 2005.
On this date:
1861: The first transcontinental telegraph line is completed, connecting the eastern and western United States and helping bring an end to the Pony Express.
1926: Magician Harry Houdini performs for the final time at the Garrick Theater in Detroit.
1945: The United Nations officially comes into existence when its charter takes effect following ratification by the required nations.
1989: Televangelist Jim Bakker is sentenced to 45 years in prison for fraud and conspiracy, although his sentence is later reduced to eight years.
2021: Tom Brady becomes the first quarterback in NFL history to record 600 career touchdown passes.
Birthdays:
Y.A. Tittle, American football player (1926)
Kevin Kline, American actor (1947)
Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, American musician (1983)
Drake, Canadian rapper (1986)
Jaylen Brown, American basketball player (1996)
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“Each person must live their life as a model for others.” — Rosa Parks
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