This Day In History

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June 24th

1509
Henry VIII was crowned king of England.

1664
The colony of New Jersey is founded.

1675
King Philip's War, the most devastating war between the colonists and Indians, began with Indians attacking the Swansea (Mass.) settlement.

1908
The 22nd and 24th president of the United States, Grover Cleveland, died in Princeton, N.J. at age 71.

1922
The American Professional Football Association took the name of The National Football League (NFL).

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.

1949
The first Television Western, Hopalong Cassidy, is aired on NBC starring William Boyd.

1987
Actor Jackie Gleason died at age 71.

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.

Birthdays
90 Al Molinaro Actor ("Happy Days")
86 Jack Carter Comedian
67 Michele Lee Actress ("Knot's Landing")
66 Georg Stanford Brown Actor, director
65 Arthur Brown Rock singer
65 Jeff Beck Rock musician (The Yardbirds)
64 Colin Blunstone Rock singer (The Zombies)
62 Mick Fleetwood Rock musician (Fleetwood Mac)
62 Peter Weller Actor
60 John Illsley Rock musician (Dire Straits)
59 Nancy Allen Actress
53 Joe Penny Actor
52 Astro Reggae singer (UB40)
51 Tom Lister, Jr. Actor, professional wrestler ("Zeus")
48 Curt Smith Rock singer, musician (Tears for Fears)
44 Danielle Spencer Actress
42 Sherry Stringfield Actress ("ER")
30 Mindy Kaling Actress, producer ("The Office")
29 Minka Kelly Actress ("Friday Night Lights")
28 -MG- Cigar Asylum Inmate
23 Phil Hughes Baseball player (New York Yankees)
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87 Jack Dempsey 6/24/1895 - 5/31/1983 American world heavyweight boxing champion