History for June 24

History for June 24 - On-This-Day.com
E.I. Du Pont 1771, Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac) 1942, Nancy Allen 1950 


1497 - Italian explorer John Cabot, sailing in the service of England, landed in North America on what is now Newfoundland. 


1509 - Henry VIII was crowned King of England. 


1675 - King Philip's War began when Indians massacre colonists at Swansee, Plymouth colony. 


1844 - Charles Goodyear was granted U.S. patent #3,633 for vulcanized rubber. 


1941 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt pledged all possible support to the Soviet Union. 



1955 - Soviet MIG's down a U.S. Navy patrol plane over the Bering Strait. 


1964 - The Federal Trade Commission announced that starting in 1965, cigarette manufactures would be required to include warnings on their packaging about the harmful effects of smoking. 


1982 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that no president could be sued for damages connected with actions taken while serving as President of the United States.