Template:On this day/January 24

Copy the 3-5 most noteworthy events from the corresponding date page. Please change to past tense and bold the key article. You may also include a relevant photo, sized between 100-140px wide and aligned right.

January 24:

• 1761 – Allen Howard, an early settler of Albemarle County and namesake of Howardsville, died.
• 1935 – Steady rains, snow, single-digit temperatures, and the resulting ice accumulation wreaked havoc on the Piedmont region. The James River at Scottsville crested at 22.30 feet above flood stage causing local merchants to move their goods to higher ground.