June 24
Today is the 176th day of 2016, there are 190 days left in the year.
1314 - The forces of Scotland's King Robert I defeated the English in the Battle of Bannockburn.
1509 - Henry VIII was crowned king of England.
1647 - Early American feminist Margaret Brent demanded a seat and a vote in the Maryland Assembly, but was ejected from that body.
1675 - King Philip's War, the most devastating war between the colonists and Indians, began with Indians attacking the Swansea (Massachusetts) settlement.
1793 - The first republican constitution was adopted in France.
1908 - Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, died in Princeton, New Jersey at age 71.
1940 - France signed an armistice with Italy during World War II.
1947 - Kenneth Arnold, an American pilot, reported seeing strange objects near Mt. Rainier, Washington. He described them as "saucers skipping across the water", hence the term "flying saucers" was born.
1948 - The Soviet Union began a blockade of Berlin. Allied forces responded with what would be known as the Berlin Airlift flying in more than 2 million tons of supplies over the next year.
1974 - The Beach Boys' greatest hits album "Endless Summer" was released.
1997 - The Air Force released a report on the so-called "Roswell Incident", suggesting the alien bodies witnesses reported seeing in 1947 were actually life-sized dummies.
1998 - AT&T Corp. struck a deal to buy cable television giant Tele-Communications Inc. for $31.7 billion.
2004 - Federal investigators questioned President George W. Bush for more than an hour in connection with the news leak of a CIA operative's name.
2006 - Patsy Ramsey, who was thrust into the national spotlight by the unsolved slaying of her daughter JonBenet, died at age 49.
2009 - After going AWOL for seven days, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted that he had secretly flown to Argentina to visit his mistress.
2011 - New York passes a law to allow same-sex marriage, becoming the largest state that allows gay and lesbian couples to marry.
2012 - Lonesome George, the last known Pinta Island Tortoise, died at a Galapagos National Park, making the subspecies extinct.
Birthdays
25 - Max Ehrich (actor)
28 - Candice Patton (actress)
28 - Stassi Schroeder (reality TV star)
29 - Lionel Messi (soccer player)
30 - Solange Knowles (R&B singer)
31 - Ariana Madix (actress)
32 - JJ Redick (basketball player)
35 - Vanessa Ray (soap opera actress)
36 - Minka Kelly (actress)
37 - Petra Nemcova (model)
37 - Mindy Kaling (actress)
58 - Tommy Lister (actor)
61 - Betsy Randle (actress)
69 - Mick Fleetwood (drummer)
80 - Robert Downey Sr (director)
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Today in Sports History - June 24
1894 - A decision is made to hold the modern Olympic Games every four years.
1911 - John McDermott becomes the first American to win golf's U.S. Open.
1922 - The American Professional Football Association (APFA) changes its name to the National Football League. Also the Chicago Staleys change their nickname to the Chicago Bears.
1936 - Lou Gehrig becomes the fifth player in major league history to hit two home runs in one inning.
1962 - The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers 9-7 in 22 innings.
1968 - Jim Northrup (Detroit Tigers) tied a major league baseball record when he hit two grand slams in one game.
1971 - The National Basketball Association modified its four-year eligibility rule to allow for collegiate hardship cases.
1979 - Bob Watson (Houston Astros) hit for the cycle against San Francisco. On September 15, 1979, he became the first player to hit for the cycle in both leagues when he did it with the Boston Red Sox.
1980 - The Atlanta Flames NHL franchise relocated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
1983 - Don Sutton becomes the eighth pitcher in major league history with 3,000 career strikeouts.
1988 - Cleveland Indians' pitcher Doug Jones sets record of 14 consecutive saves.
1995 - The New Jersey Devils sweep the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings to win their first Stanley Cup in the lock-out shortened season.
2010 - American tennis player John Isner defeats Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 6-4 3-6 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (7-3) 70-68 in their first-round encounter at Wimbledon. The longest match in history took 11 hours and five minutes over three days. The game broke the previous records for the longest match, the longest set, the most games in a set and a match, the most aces in a match and the most aces by a player.
Today is the 176th day of 2016, there are 190 days left in the year.
1314 - The forces of Scotland's King Robert I defeated the English in the Battle of Bannockburn.
1509 - Henry VIII was crowned king of England.
1647 - Early American feminist Margaret Brent demanded a seat and a vote in the Maryland Assembly, but was ejected from that body.
1675 - King Philip's War, the most devastating war between the colonists and Indians, began with Indians attacking the Swansea (Massachusetts) settlement.
1793 - The first republican constitution was adopted in France.
1908 - Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, died in Princeton, New Jersey at age 71.
1940 - France signed an armistice with Italy during World War II.
1947 - Kenneth Arnold, an American pilot, reported seeing strange objects near Mt. Rainier, Washington. He described them as "saucers skipping across the water", hence the term "flying saucers" was born.
1948 - The Soviet Union began a blockade of Berlin. Allied forces responded with what would be known as the Berlin Airlift flying in more than 2 million tons of supplies over the next year.
1974 - The Beach Boys' greatest hits album "Endless Summer" was released.
1997 - The Air Force released a report on the so-called "Roswell Incident", suggesting the alien bodies witnesses reported seeing in 1947 were actually life-sized dummies.
1998 - AT&T Corp. struck a deal to buy cable television giant Tele-Communications Inc. for $31.7 billion.
2004 - Federal investigators questioned President George W. Bush for more than an hour in connection with the news leak of a CIA operative's name.
2006 - Patsy Ramsey, who was thrust into the national spotlight by the unsolved slaying of her daughter JonBenet, died at age 49.
2009 - After going AWOL for seven days, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted that he had secretly flown to Argentina to visit his mistress.
2011 - New York passes a law to allow same-sex marriage, becoming the largest state that allows gay and lesbian couples to marry.
2012 - Lonesome George, the last known Pinta Island Tortoise, died at a Galapagos National Park, making the subspecies extinct.
Birthdays
25 - Max Ehrich (actor)
28 - Candice Patton (actress)
28 - Stassi Schroeder (reality TV star)
29 - Lionel Messi (soccer player)
30 - Solange Knowles (R&B singer)
31 - Ariana Madix (actress)
32 - JJ Redick (basketball player)
35 - Vanessa Ray (soap opera actress)
36 - Minka Kelly (actress)
37 - Petra Nemcova (model)
37 - Mindy Kaling (actress)
58 - Tommy Lister (actor)
61 - Betsy Randle (actress)
69 - Mick Fleetwood (drummer)
80 - Robert Downey Sr (director)
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Today in Sports History - June 24
1894 - A decision is made to hold the modern Olympic Games every four years.
1911 - John McDermott becomes the first American to win golf's U.S. Open.
1922 - The American Professional Football Association (APFA) changes its name to the National Football League. Also the Chicago Staleys change their nickname to the Chicago Bears.
1936 - Lou Gehrig becomes the fifth player in major league history to hit two home runs in one inning.
1962 - The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers 9-7 in 22 innings.
1968 - Jim Northrup (Detroit Tigers) tied a major league baseball record when he hit two grand slams in one game.
1971 - The National Basketball Association modified its four-year eligibility rule to allow for collegiate hardship cases.
1979 - Bob Watson (Houston Astros) hit for the cycle against San Francisco. On September 15, 1979, he became the first player to hit for the cycle in both leagues when he did it with the Boston Red Sox.
1980 - The Atlanta Flames NHL franchise relocated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
1983 - Don Sutton becomes the eighth pitcher in major league history with 3,000 career strikeouts.
1988 - Cleveland Indians' pitcher Doug Jones sets record of 14 consecutive saves.
1995 - The New Jersey Devils sweep the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings to win their first Stanley Cup in the lock-out shortened season.
2010 - American tennis player John Isner defeats Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 6-4 3-6 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (7-3) 70-68 in their first-round encounter at Wimbledon. The longest match in history took 11 hours and five minutes over three days. The game broke the previous records for the longest match, the longest set, the most games in a set and a match, the most aces in a match and the most aces by a player.
