Birthday June 24, 1813 Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman, orator
Birthday June 24, 1839 Gustavus Franklin Swift, founder of Swift & Co
Birthday June 24, 1842 Ambrose Bierce, satirist
Birthday June 24, 1895 Jack Dempsey, Heavyweight boxing champion (1919-26) (Manassa Mauler)
Birthday June 24, 1912 Norman Cousins, editor (Saturday Review)
Birthday June 24, 1915 Sir Fred Hoyle, cosmologist, proposed steady-state universe theory
Birthday June 24, 1916 John Ciardi, poet, critic, translator of Dante
Birthday June 24, 1922 Sibohan McKenna, Actress
Birthday June 24, 1923 Jack Carter
Birthday June 24, 1932 David McTaggart, cofounder of Greenpeace
Birthday June 24, 1935 Pete Hamill is born
Birthday June 24, 1942 Michele Lee, LA (Falcon's Crest)
Birthday June 24, 1950 Nancy Allen, Actress
Birthday June 24, 1965 Danielle Spencer, in Bronx
History June 24, 1314 Battle of Bannockburn; Scotland regains independence from England
History June 24, 1314 Scotland under King Robert I defeats England
History June 24, 1441 Eton College founded by Henry VI
History June 24, 1497 John Cabot claims eastern Canada for England
History June 24, 1509 Henry VIII becomes King of England
History June 24, 1647 Lord Baltimore's niece ejected requesting vote at Maryland Council
History June 24, 1662 Dutch invasion of Macau repulsed (Macau Day)
History June 24, 1675 King Philip's War begins
History June 24, 1778 David Rittenhouse observes a total solar eclipse in Phila
History June 24, 1803 New Hampshire Patriot Matthew Thornton dies
History June 24, 1812 Napoleon's Grande Armee invades Russia
History June 24, 1817 1st coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast
History June 24, 1861 Tennessee becomes 11th (and last) state to secede from US
History June 24, 1862 Lincoln consults Winfield Scott
History June 24, 1864 Colorado Governor orders Indians to Sand Creek
History June 24, 1885 Woodrow Wilson marries Ellen Axson in Savannah, Georgia
History June 24, 1901 Jewish Natl Fund started
History June 24, 1901 Picasso exhibited in Paris
History June 24, 1908 Yanks replace Clark Griffith with Kid Elberfeld as manager who is destined to have worse won-lost pct of any Yankee mgr 27-71
History June 24, 1915 First operational flight of new German fighter plane
History June 24, 1930 1st radar detection of planes Anacostia DC
History June 24, 1936 Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit 2 HRs in 1 inning
History June 24, 1945 Russians enjoy a victory parade
History June 24, 1947 Flying Saucers sighted over Mount Rainier by Airline pilot Ken Arnold
History June 24, 1948 Soviets blockade West Berlin
History June 24, 1948 Berlin Blockade & Berlin Airlift begin
History June 24, 1949 Hopalong Cassidy becomes 1st network western
History June 24, 1949 Cargo airlines 1st licensed by US Civil Aeronautics Board
History June 24, 1953 Jacqueline Bouvier and Senator John F. Kennedy announce engagement
History June 24, 1963 1st demonstration of home video recorder - at BBC Studios - London
History June 24, 1966 Senate passes landmark auto safety bill
History June 24, 1970 Senate repeals Tonkin Gulf Resolution
History June 24, 1970 Bobby Murcer ties record of 4 consecutive HRs
History June 24, 1973 Eamon de Valera resigns
History June 24, 1973 Martin becomes the U.S. ambassador in Saigon
History June 24, 1975 Eastern Flight 66 crashes at J.F.K.
History June 24, 1975 113 killed in Eastern Boeing 727 crash at JFK
History June 24, 1977 IRS reveals Jimmy Carter paid no taxes in 1976
History June 24, 1982 Jean-Loup Chretien - first spacionaut - lifts off (Soyuz T-16)
History June 24, 1982 Soyuz T-6 carries 3 cosmonauts (1 French) to Salyut 7 space station
History June 24, 1982 Equal Rights Amendment goes down to defeat
History June 24, 1983 7th Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 2 returns to Earth
History June 24, 1985 18th Space Shuttle Mission - Discovery 5 returns to Earth
History June 24, 1986 US Senate approves "tax reform"
History June 24, 1986 Disputed Ala Dem Gov runoff lets Guy Hunt win (1st Repub in 112 yrs)
History June 24, 1993 Mail bomb injures Yale professor
History June 24, 1995 Mandela cheers on South African rugby team
History June 24, 1997 Disney pulls album on release day
History June 24, 2005 Tom Cruise raises eyebrows
June 24, 1813 Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman, orator
June 24, 1839 Gustavus Franklin Swift, founder of Swift & Co
June 24, 1842 Ambrose Bierce, satirist
June 24, 1895 Jack Dempsey, Heavyweight boxing champion (1919-26) (Manassa Mauler)
June 24, 1912 Norman Cousins, editor (Saturday Review)
June 24, 1915 Sir Fred Hoyle, cosmologist, proposed steady-state universe theory
June 24, 1916 John Ciardi, poet, critic, translator of Dante
June 24, 1922 Sibohan McKenna, Actress
June 24, 1923 Jack Carter
June 24, 1932 David McTaggart, cofounder of Greenpeace
June 24, 1935 Pete Hamill is born
June 24, 1942 Michele Lee, LA (Falcon's Crest)
June 24, 1950 Nancy Allen, Actress
June 24, 1965 Danielle Spencer, in Bronx
June 24, 1314 Battle of Bannockburn; Scotland regains independence from England
June 24, 1314 Scotland under King Robert I defeats England
June 24, 1441 Eton College founded by Henry VI
June 24, 1497 John Cabot claims eastern Canada for England
June 24, 1509 Henry VIII becomes King of England
June 24, 1647 Lord Baltimore's niece ejected requesting vote at Maryland Council
June 24, 1662 Dutch invasion of Macau repulsed (Macau Day)
June 24, 1675 King Philip's War begins
June 24, 1778 David Rittenhouse observes a total solar eclipse in Phila
June 24, 1803 New Hampshire Patriot Matthew Thornton dies
June 24, 1812 Napoleon's Grande Armee invades Russia
June 24, 1817 1st coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast
June 24, 1861 Tennessee becomes 11th (and last) state to secede from US
June 24, 1862 Lincoln consults Winfield Scott
June 24, 1864 Colorado Governor orders Indians to Sand Creek
June 24, 1885 Woodrow Wilson marries Ellen Axson in Savannah, Georgia
June 24, 1901 Jewish Natl Fund started
June 24, 1901 Picasso exhibited in Paris
June 24, 1908 Yanks replace Clark Griffith with Kid Elberfeld as manager who is destined to have worse won-lost pct of any Yankee mgr 27-71
June 24, 1915 First operational flight of new German fighter plane
June 24, 1930 1st radar detection of planes Anacostia DC
June 24, 1936 Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit 2 HRs in 1 inning
June 24, 1945 Russians enjoy a victory parade
June 24, 1947 Flying Saucers sighted over Mount Rainier by Airline pilot Ken Arnold
June 24, 1948 Soviets blockade West Berlin
June 24, 1948 Berlin Blockade & Berlin Airlift begin
June 24, 1949 Hopalong Cassidy becomes 1st network western
June 24, 1949 Cargo airlines 1st licensed by US Civil Aeronautics Board
June 24, 1953 Jacqueline Bouvier and Senator John F. Kennedy announce engagement
June 24, 1963 1st demonstration of home video recorder - at BBC Studios - London
June 24, 1966 Senate passes landmark auto safety bill
June 24, 1970 Senate repeals Tonkin Gulf Resolution
June 24, 1970 Bobby Murcer ties record of 4 consecutive HRs
June 24, 1973 Eamon de Valera resigns
June 24, 1973 Martin becomes the U.S. ambassador in Saigon
June 24, 1975 Eastern Flight 66 crashes at J.F.K.
June 24, 1975 113 killed in Eastern Boeing 727 crash at JFK
June 24, 1977 IRS reveals Jimmy Carter paid no taxes in 1976
June 24, 1982 Jean-Loup Chretien - first spacionaut - lifts off (Soyuz T-16)
June 24, 1982 Soyuz T-6 carries 3 cosmonauts (1 French) to Salyut 7 space station
June 24, 1982 Equal Rights Amendment goes down to defeat
June 24, 1983 7th Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 2 returns to Earth
June 24, 1985 18th Space Shuttle Mission - Discovery 5 returns to Earth
June 24, 1986 US Senate approves "tax reform"
June 24, 1986 Disputed Ala Dem Gov runoff lets Guy Hunt win (1st Repub in 112 yrs)
June 24, 1993 Mail bomb injures Yale professor
June 24, 1995 Mandela cheers on South African rugby team
June 24, 1997 Disney pulls album on release day
June 24, 2005 Tom Cruise raises eyebrows