Page 6: Historical Events In June - 24
Sunday, 22 December 2024
1928 On June - 24 32nd US Golf Open: Johnny Farrell shoots a 294 at Olympia Fields Ill
1930 The birth of Claude Chabrol, French film director on this day in history.
1930 On June - 24 the first radar detection of planes, Anacostia DC
1930 On this day in history 1st radar detection of planes, Anacostia DC
1931 USSR & Afghanistan sign neutrality treaty on this day in history.
1932 On this day in history coup ends absolute monarchy in Thailand
1933 Sissieretta Joyner Jones, "Black Patti", US singer, dies at about 64 on this day in history.
1936 On June - 24 joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit 2 HRs in 1 inn, Yanks beat Browns 18-4
1936 Nandor Zsolt, composer, dies at 49 on June - 24.
1938 500 ton meteorite lands near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on this day in history.
1938 "Digger" Robertson, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies on June - 24.
1939 Pan Am's first US to England flight on this day in history.
1939 On this day in history pan Am's 1st US to England flight
1940 France signs an armistice with Italy during WW II on June - 24.
1941 On this day in history entire Jewish male population of Gorzhdy Lithuania, exterminated
1942 Admiral Ernest King orders Tulagi (Solomon Island) reconquered on this day in history.
1943 On June - 24 allies begin 10-day bombing on Hamburg
1944 On June - 24 rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36
1945 Schermerhorn govt forms on June - 24.
1946 On June - 24 29.77 cm (11.72") of rainfall, Mellen, Wisc. (state 24-hr record)
1947 On this day in history looking skyward this night, Kenneth Arnold of Boise, Idaho reported seeing flying saucers over Mt. Rainier, Washington.
1948 On June - 24 berlin, Germany was completely isolated from the outside world. Joseph Stalin, premier of Soviet Russia, who had already cut rail and road access to the city three months earlier, now blocked all ground and water access and cut electricity to the Western sector. Within a few days, the great Berlin Airlift began. U.S. planes dropped up to 13,000 tons of goods per day for the next 10 months
1948 Republican Natl Convention in Phila nominates NY gov Thomas Dewey on June - 24.
1949 "Hopalong Cassidy" becomes first network western (NBC) on June - 24.
1949 Cargo airlines first licensed by US Civil Aeronautics Board on June - 24.
1950 M Itzigsohn discovers asteroid #1821 Aconcagua on this day in history.
1952 On this day in history lodewijk Mortelmans, composer, dies at 84
1959 Lou Bandy, Dutch revue-artist (Life Ain't Bad), commits suicide at 69 on June - 24.
1961 On this day in history beatles record "If You Love Me Baby"
1962 On June - 24 lucile Watson, actress (Great Lie, Model Wife, Florian), dies at 83
1963 On June - 24 the first demonstration of home video recorder, at BBC Studios, London
1963 On June - 24 zanzibar granted internal self-government by Britain
1966 Bombay-NY Air India flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switz), 117 die on this day in history.
1968 Canadian Sandra Post becomes first non-US &1st rookie LPGA winner on this day in history.
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