The Tomorrow Editions archive
24 February
John Evelyn
24 February 1645
We walked to St. Roche's and Martine's, near the brink of the Tiber, a large hospital for both sexes. Hence, to the Mausoleum Augusti, between the Tiber and the Via…
John Evelyn
24 February 1651
I went to see a dromedary, a very monstrous beast, much like the camel, but larger. There was also dancing on the rope; but, above all, surprising to those who were…
John Evelyn
24 February 1655
I was showed a table clock whose balance was only a crystal ball, sliding on parallel wires, without being at all fixed, but rolling from stage to stage till…
Samuel Pepys
24 February 1660
I rose very early, and taking horse at Scotland Yard, at Mr. Garthwayt’s stable, I rode to Mr. Pierces, who rose, and in a quarter of an hour, leaving his wife in…
Until Tomorrow
This day, in other lives.
A short daily reading, drawn from historical diaries and brought together by the date they share.
Discover Until TomorrowIn development for iOS and Android.