On this day... October 24:

On this day...

October 24:  United Nations Day (1945) 1648 – The second treaty of the Peace of Westphalia, the Treaty of Münster, was signed, ending both theThirty Years' War and the Dutch Revolt, and officially recognizing the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands and Swiss Confederation as independent states. 1851 – William Lassell (pictured) discovered the Uranian moonsUmbriel and Ariel. 1912 – First Balkan War: Serbian forces defeated the Ottomanarmy at the Battle of Kumanovo in Vardar Macedonia. 1944 – World War II: The Imperial Japanese battleship Musashi, one of the heaviest and most powerfully armed ever constructed, was sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. 1964 – The military court of South Vietnamese junta chief Nguyen Khanh acquitted Generals Dương Văn Đức and Lâm Văn Phát of leading a coup attempt against Khanh, despite the pair's proclamation of his overthrow during their military action.