1981 - World's longest single-span suspension bridge, the Humber Bridge opens
1939 - The country of Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Pibulsonggram (prime minister).
1901 - First exhibition of Pablo Picasso's work
1817 - 1st coffee planted on Kona Coast, Hawaii
1784 - Thirteen year old Edward Warren is responsible for the first US balloon flight.
This Day In Business
1968 - A rail strike begins in the UK - beginning the country's turn to economic turmoil in the 1970s and 1980s.
1992 - 25 years after dropping out of high school for music, Billy Joel receives diploma
1812 - In what would be the downfall of Napoleon, he begins invasion of Russia.
1922 - The Chicago Staleys football team becomes the Chicago Bears.
June 24th Holiday
Midsummer Day (England) - Celebration of the summer solstice, usually accompanied by the lighting of bonfires.
Today's Birthday Trivia
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