Henry VIII was crowned king of England." class="wp-simple-rss-link">June 24, 1509: Henry VIII was crowned king of England.
Margaret Brent demanded a seat and vote in the Maryland Assembly, but was ejected from that body." class="wp-simple-rss-link">June 24, 1647: Early American feminist Margaret Brent demanded a seat and vote in the Maryland Assembly, but was ejected from that body.
King Philip's War, the most devastating war between the colonists and Indians, began with Indians attacking the Swansea (Mass.) settlement." class="wp-simple-rss-link">June 24, 1675: King Philip's War, the most devastating war between the colonists and Indians, began with Indians attacking the Swansea (Mass.) settlement.
United States, Grover Cleveland, died in Princeton, N.J." class="wp-simple-rss-link">June 24, 1908: The 22nd and 24th president of the United States, Grover Cleveland, died in Princeton, N.J.
June 24, 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.
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." class="wp-simple-rss-link">June 24, 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.
Roswell, N.M. incident concerning UFOs and alien bodies." class="wp-simple-rss-link">June 24, 1997: The U.S. Air Force released The Roswell Report, closing the case on the 1947 Roswell, N.M. incident concerning UFOs and alien bodies.
New York passes a law to allow same-sex marriage, becoming the largest state that allows gay and lesbian couples to marry." class="wp-simple-rss-link">June 24, 2011: New York passes a law to allow same-sex marriage, becoming the largest state that allows gay and lesbian couples to marry.
June 24, 2012: Lonesome George, the last known Pinta Island Tortoise, died at a Galapagos National Park, making the subspecies extinct.
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