Historical 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
- 1793 1st republican constitution in France adopted
- 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)
- 1901 1st exhibition by Pablo Picasso aged 19, opens in Paris
- 1930 1st detection of an airplane using reflected radio waves, a precursor to radar, by US Naval Research Laboratory engineers in Anacostia, Washington, D.C.
- 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 Music
- 1958 Nina Simone releases her debut jazz album "Little Girl Blue"
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
On June 24, 2010
Ambrose Bierce
Horatio Kitchener
Jack Dempsey
Juan Manuel Fangio
Mick Fleetwood
Lionel MessiWould You Believe?
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
On June 24, 1374
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
- 1904 Prime Minister of Canada Arthur Meighen (30) weds Jessie Isabel Cox
- 1914 MLB greatest pitcher Walter Johnson (26) weds Hazel Lee Roberts in Northwest, Washington, D.C.
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
More Weddings & Divorces
Lucrezia Borgia
Grover Cleveland
Carlos Gardel
Clarence Campbell
Jackie GleasonArticles, Photos and Quiz
The Fatal Dance Manias of Medieval Europe
The strange social phenomena of Medieval Europe where people began dancing and simply couldn't stop
June 24, 1374
The Berlin Candy Bombers
Children in Berlin await US aircraft dropping candy over the city during the Berlin Airlift in 1948
June 24, 1948
Weekly Quiz for June 23-30
Test your knowledge of historical events and famous people in our multi-choice, weekly history quiz for June 23-30. Then challenge your friends!
