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What Happened on June 24th This Day in History

Year	Name
2022	In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion is not protected by the U.S. Constitution, overturning the court's prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992).
2021	The Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida suffers a sudden partial collapse, killing 98 people inside.
2013	Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is found guilty of abusing his power and engaging in sex with an underage prostitute, and is sentenced to seven years in prison.
2012	Death of Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise.
2010	At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history.
2010	Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
2004	In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional.
2002	The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history.
1995	Rugby World Cup: South Africa defeats New Zealand and Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup in an iconic post-apartheid moment.
1989	Jiang Zemin succeeds Zhao Ziyang to become the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.
1982	"The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 9 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines.
1981	The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17 years.
1975	Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 encounters severe wind shear and crashes on final approach to New York's JFK Airport killing 113 of the 124 passengers on board, making it the deadliest U.S. plane crash at the time. This accident led to decades of research into downburst and microburst phenomena and their effects on aircraft.
1973	The UpStairs Lounge arson attack takes place at a gay bar located on the second floor of the three-story building at 141 Chartres Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Thirty-two people die as a result of fire or smoke inhalation.
1963	The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government.
1960	Assassination attempt of Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt.
1957	In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
1954	First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M. 100 of France in An Khê.
1950	Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
1949	The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC.
1948	Cold War: Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible.
1947	Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington.
1943	US military police attempt to arrest a black soldier in Bamber Bridge, England, sparking the Battle of Bamber Bridge mutiny that leaves one dead and seven wounded.
1940	World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company.
1939	Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister.
1938	Pieces of a meteorite land near Chicora, Pennsylvania. The meteorite is estimated to have weighed 450 metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded.
1932	A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand).
1922	The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League.
1918	First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
1916	Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
1913	Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria.
1894	Marie François Sadi Carnot, President of France, is assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio.
1880	First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
1866	Battle of Custoza: An Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War.
1859	Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy.
1821	Battle of Carabobo: Decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain.
1813	Battle of Beaver Dams: A British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army.
1812	Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman river beginning the invasion of Russia.
1793	The first Republican constitution in France is adopted.
1779	American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
1762	Battle of Wilhelmsthal: The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats French forces in Westphalia.
1717	The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
1663	The Spanish garrison of Évora capitulates, following the Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial.
1622	Battle of Macau: The Dutch make a failed attempt to capture Macau.
1604	Samuel de Champlain discovers the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present-day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
1593	The Dutch city of Geertruidenberg held by the Spanish, capitulates to a besieging Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Nassau.
1571	Miguel López de Legazpi founds Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
1540	English King Henry VIII commands his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, to leave the court.
1535	The Anabaptist state of Münster is conquered and disbanded.
1509	Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England.
1497	John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.
1374	A 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.
1340	Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys: The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English fleet commanded in person by King Edward III.
1314	First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce.
1312	Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa.
1230	The Siege of Jaén begins, in the context of the Spanish Reconquista.
1128	Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães: Forces led by Afonso I defeat forces led by his mother Teresa of León and her lover Fernando Pérez de Traba.
972	Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place.
843	The Vikings sack the French city of Nantes.
637	The Battle of Moira is fought between the High King of Ireland and the Kings of Ulster and Dál Riata. It is claimed to be the largest battle in the history of Ireland.
474	Julius Nepos forces Roman usurper Glycerius to abdicate the throne and proclaims himself Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
109	Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of Rome.

Famous People Born on June 24

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Year	Name
1856	Henry Chapman Mercer, American archaeologist and author (d. 1930)
1911	Ernesto Sabato, Argentinian physicist and academic (d. 2011)
1913	Gustaaf Deloor, Belgian cyclist and soldier (d. 2002)
1946	Ellison Onizuka, American engineer, and astronaut (d. 1986)
1811	John Archibald Campbell, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1889)
1983	David Shillington, Australian rugby league player
1983	Gard Nilssen, Norwegian drummer
1914	Jan Karski, Polish-American activist and academic (d. 2000)
1977	Jeff Farmer, Australian footballer
1953	William E. Moerner, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

Famous People Deaths On June 24

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Date	Name
1991	Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-American author and playwright (b. 1917)
1766	Adrien Maurice de Noailles, French soldier and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1678)
2008	Gerhard Ringel, Austrian mathematician and academic (b. 1919)
1604	Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier, Lord Great Chamberlain (b. 1550)
2009	Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian journalist and politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (b. 1927)
1088	William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, Norman nobleman
1969	Frank King, American cartoonist (b. 1883)
1046	Jeongjong II, Korean ruler (b. 1018)
1817	Thomas McKean, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1734)
2000	Vera Atkins, British intelligence officer (b. 1908)