1. On March 24, 1663, King Charles II granted a charter to William Penn, bestowing him with lands in the area we now know as the state of Pennsylvania.

2. Pennsylvania's first medical school, the University of Pennsylvania, was founded in Philadelphia on March 24, 1765. It was the first medical school in the United States to offer both MD and PhD degrees.

3. The first recorded tornado in Pennsylvania history touched down on March 24, 1835. The tornado traveled through Lancaster County, destroying homes and killing several people.

4. On March 24, 1882, the iron steamship Oregon was launched in Philadelphia. The Oregon was later famous for setting the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by a steamship, completing the trip from New York to Liverpool in just over six days.

5. March 24, 1912, saw the birth of legendary comedian and actor, Lou Costello, in Paterson, New Jersey. Costello would go on to become one half of the famous comedy duo Abbott and Costello, and starred in films such as Who's on First? and Here Come the Co-Eds.