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Famous Quote For June 24

"The secret of success is constancy to purpose."

Benjamin Disraeli, 1872

June 24 Birthdays

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Solange Knowles

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Wellington Boyce

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June 24 History

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.

This Day In Entertainment

1992 - 25 years after dropping out of high school for music, Billy Joel receives diploma

This Day In Geography

1812 - In what would be the downfall of Napoleon, he begins invasion of Russia.

This Day In Sports

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

A trip to the Muslim holy city of Mecca helped him to develop his beliefs; he began signing his last name as X to replace the ancestral slave name Little. Who is he?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

Learn about people born on this day by reading the June 24 Birthday Horoscope.

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