Historical events on June 24
JUNE 24, 1880
"O Canada", the present-day national anthem of Canada, was first performed in Quebec City during a Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day banquet.
"O Canada" is the national anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the
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JUNE 24, 1717
The first Grand Lodge of Freemasonry, the Premier Grand Lodge of England, was founded in London.
A Grand Lodge, also called Grand Orient, Obedience, or by another similar title, is a name for the overarching governing body of
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JUNE 24, 2010
John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at the Wimbledon Championships, concluding the longest match in tennis history, which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days.
John Robert Isner is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 8 in singles and
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JUNE 24, 1989
Following the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party appointed Jiang Zemin (pictured) as general secretary in place of Zhao Ziyang.
The Tiananmen Square protests, known within China as the June Fourth Incident, were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China,
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JUNE 24, 1724
On the Feast of St. John the Baptist, Bach led the first performance of Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7, the third cantata of his chorale cantata cycle.
The Nativity of John the Baptist is a Christian feast day. It is observed annually on 24 June. The Nativity of John
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JUNE 24, 1314
In the decisive battle of the First War of Scottish Independence, Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated English troops under Edward II near Bannockburn, Scotland.
The First War of Scottish Independence was the first of a series of wars between England and Scotland. It lasted from the
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JUNE 24, 1939
The first of the Thai cultural mandates was issued, officially changing the country's name from Siam to Thailand.
The cultural mandates or state decrees were a series of twelve edicts issued between 1939 and 1942 by the government of Field
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JUNE 24, 1374
An outbreak of dancing mania, in which crowds of people danced themselves to exhaustion, began in Aachen (in present-day Germany) before spreading to other parts of Europe.
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JUNE 24, 1812
Napoleonic Wars: Led by Napoleon, the French Grande Armée crossed the Neman, beginning their invasion of Russia.
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a global series of conflicts fought between the French First Republic (1803–1804)/First French Empire (1804–1815) under the
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JUNE 24, 1943
Amid racial tensions, U.S. Army military police shot and killed a black serviceman after a confrontation at a pub in Bamber Bridge, England.
The United States Army (USA) is the primary land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as
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JUNE 24, 1559
The 1559 Book of Common Prayer, a major component of the Elizabethan Religious Settlement, is legally introduced as the liturgy of the Church of England.
The 1559 Book of Common Prayer, also called the Elizabethan prayer book, is the third edition of the Book of Common Prayer
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JUNE 24, 2010
Julia Gillard (pictured) was sworn in as the first female prime minister of Australia after incumbent Kevin Rudd declined to contest a leadership spill in the Labor Party.
Julia Eileen Gillard is an Australian former politician who served as the 27th prime minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013. She
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JUNE 24, 1340
Hundred Years' War: The English fleet commanded by Edward III almost completely destroyed the French fleet at the Battle of Sluys.
The Hundred Years' War was a conflict between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the
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JUNE 24, 474
Western Roman emperor Glycerius, who was not recognized by his Eastern counterpart Leo I, was forced to abdicate.
In modern historiography, the Western Roman Empire was the western provinces of the Roman Empire, collectively, during any period in which they
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JUNE 24, 1940
Second World War: The British Army carried out Operation Collar, its first commando raid into German-occupied France.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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JUNE 24, 1937
The U.S. Navy's first two fast battleships, North Carolina and Washington, of the North Carolina class, were respectively ordered from the New York and Philadelphia Naval Shipyards.
A fast battleship was a battleship which in concept emphasised speed without undue compromise of either armor or armament. Most of the
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JUNE 24, 1932
A group of military officers and civilians engineered a bloodless coup in Siam, ending the absolute rule of the Chakri dynasty.
The Siamese revolution of 1932 or Siamese coup d'état of 1932 was a coup d'état by the People's Party which occurred in
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