Major Events
- 1497 John Cabot claims parts of North America (what is now Eastern Canada) for England believing he has found Asia in Newfoundland
- 1509 Henry VIII is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey, London
- 1812 Napoleon Bonaparte's Grand Armée numbering half a million begin their invasion of Russia by crossing the Nieman River
- 1853 US President Franklin Pierce signs the Gadsden Purchase, buying 29,670 square-miles (76,800 square km) from Mexico for $10 million (now southern Arizona and New Mexico)
- 1930 First detection of an airplane using reflected radio waves, a precursor to radar, by US Naval Research Laboratory engineers in Anacostia, Washington, D.C.
- 1948 Soviet Union blockades West Berlin by stopping access by road, rail and water
- 2022 US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, eliminating constitutional right to choose abortion, in a 6-3 vote [1] [2]
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Jun 24 in Film & TV
- 1916 Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to get a million dollar contract
Jun 24 in Sport
- 1995 3rd Rugby World Cup, Ellis Park, Johannesburg: Springboks fly-half Joel Stransky lands the winning drop goal in extra time as South Africa beats New Zealand, 15-12
Did You Know?
In the longest match in tennis history, American John Isner defeats Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon after 11 hours, 5 minutes of play over 3 days
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Fun Fact About June 24
Sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion
Famous Weddings
- 1885 College professor and future 28th US President Woodrow Wilson (28) weds Presbyterian minister's daughter and artist Ellen Louise Axson (25) in Savannah, Georgia, until her death in 1914
- 1904 Prime Minister of Canada Arthur Meighen (30) weds Canadian Jessie Isabel Cox (22), until his death in 1960
- 1914 MLB greatest pitcher Walter Johnson (26) weds Hazel Lee Roberts in Northwest, Washington, D.C., until her death in 1930
Famous Divorces
- 1994 Sally Fields files for divorce from 2nd husband Alan Greisman
- 1997 Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry (30) divorces MLB outfielder David Justice (31) after more than 4 years of marriage
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