June 24
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 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 in France was adopted.
1908 - Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, died in Princeton, New Jersey at the age of 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 legalized same-sex marriage.
2012 - Lonesome George, the last known Pinta Island Tortoise, died at Galapagos National Park, making the subspecies extinct.
Birthdays
27 - Candice Patton (actress)
28 - Lionel Messi (soccer player)
29 - Solange Knowles (R&B singer)
31 - J.J. Redick (basketball player)
35 - Minka Kelly (actress)
36 - Mindy Kaling (actress)
68 - Mick Fleetwood (drummer)
68 - Peter Weller (actor)
79 - Robert Downey Sr. (director)
=======================================
Today in Sports History - June 24
1922 - The American Professional Football Association changed its name to the National Football League.
1924 - American Walter Hagen won the British Open.
1936 - Joe DiMaggio became the fifth player to hit two home runs in one inning.
1950 - Willie Mays made his professional baseball debut.
1952 - Eddie Arcaro became the first American jockey to win 3,000 races.
1953 - The Boston Braves signed 17-year-old Joey Jay from Middletown, Connecticut to a free agent deal, making him the first former Little League player to make it to the major leagues.
1968 - Jim Northrup of the Detroit Tigers became the sixth player to hit two grand slams in one game.
1979 - Rickey Henderson made his major league debut with the Oakland A's.
1979 - Bob Watson of the Houston Astros hit for the cycle against the San Francisco Giants.
1980 - The NHL's Atlanta Flames relocated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
1983 - Don Sutton of the Atlanta Braves became the eighth pitcher in baseball history with 3,000 strikeouts.
1992 - The Orlando Magic selected LSU center Shaquille O'Neal with the first pick in the NBA Draft.
1995 - The New Jersey Devils swept the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup.
1998 - The New York Mets retired Tom Seaver's #41.
1998 - The Los Angeles Clippers selected Pacific center Michael Olowokandi with the first pick in the NBA Draft.
1999 - Mario Lemieux became the new owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
2003 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the first player in major league history with 500 home runs and 500 stolen bases.
2004 - The Orlando Magic selected high school center Dwight Howard with the first pick in the NBA Draft.
2010 - The Washington Wizards selected Kentucky point guard John Wall with the first pick in the NBA Draft.
2010 - John Isner of the United States defeated Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon in the longest-ever professional tennis match in history. The match spanned 11 hours and five minutes and was played over three days. Isner won the match 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-3) and 70-68.
2013 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins to win the Stanley Cup.
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 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 in France was adopted.
1908 - Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, died in Princeton, New Jersey at the age of 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 legalized same-sex marriage.
2012 - Lonesome George, the last known Pinta Island Tortoise, died at Galapagos National Park, making the subspecies extinct.
Birthdays
27 - Candice Patton (actress)
28 - Lionel Messi (soccer player)
29 - Solange Knowles (R&B singer)
31 - J.J. Redick (basketball player)
35 - Minka Kelly (actress)
36 - Mindy Kaling (actress)
68 - Mick Fleetwood (drummer)
68 - Peter Weller (actor)
79 - Robert Downey Sr. (director)
=======================================
Today in Sports History - June 24
1922 - The American Professional Football Association changed its name to the National Football League.
1924 - American Walter Hagen won the British Open.
1936 - Joe DiMaggio became the fifth player to hit two home runs in one inning.
1950 - Willie Mays made his professional baseball debut.
1952 - Eddie Arcaro became the first American jockey to win 3,000 races.
1953 - The Boston Braves signed 17-year-old Joey Jay from Middletown, Connecticut to a free agent deal, making him the first former Little League player to make it to the major leagues.
1968 - Jim Northrup of the Detroit Tigers became the sixth player to hit two grand slams in one game.
1979 - Rickey Henderson made his major league debut with the Oakland A's.
1979 - Bob Watson of the Houston Astros hit for the cycle against the San Francisco Giants.
1980 - The NHL's Atlanta Flames relocated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
1983 - Don Sutton of the Atlanta Braves became the eighth pitcher in baseball history with 3,000 strikeouts.
1992 - The Orlando Magic selected LSU center Shaquille O'Neal with the first pick in the NBA Draft.
1995 - The New Jersey Devils swept the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup.
1998 - The New York Mets retired Tom Seaver's #41.
1998 - The Los Angeles Clippers selected Pacific center Michael Olowokandi with the first pick in the NBA Draft.
1999 - Mario Lemieux became the new owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
2003 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the first player in major league history with 500 home runs and 500 stolen bases.
2004 - The Orlando Magic selected high school center Dwight Howard with the first pick in the NBA Draft.
2010 - The Washington Wizards selected Kentucky point guard John Wall with the first pick in the NBA Draft.
2010 - John Isner of the United States defeated Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon in the longest-ever professional tennis match in history. The match spanned 11 hours and five minutes and was played over three days. Isner won the match 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-3) and 70-68.
2013 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins to win the Stanley Cup.
