On This Day:
Tuesday June 24, 2014 This is the 175th day of the year, with 190 days remaining in 2014. Fact of the Day: dairy products Dairy products, used by humans since the beginning of recorded time, include milk and anything made with milk. Cow milk is by far the most commonly used dairy product in the world, although sheep and goats are also raised for their milk. Dairying in North America began with the earliest European invasions: Spaniards brought cattle to Veracruz (Mexico) in 1525, and English cattle reached Jamestown in 1611. It takes more than 21 pounds of milk to produce one pound of butter, 12 pounds of whole milk to produce one gallon of ice cream, and 10 pounds of milk to produce one pound of cheese.
Holidays Feast day of St. John the Baptist, St. Bartholomew of Farne, St. Simplicius of Autun, and St. Ralph of Bourges.
Newfoundland, Canada: Newfoundland Discovery Day.
Quebec, Canada: St. Jean-Baptiste Day.
China: Macao Day.
Peru: Countryman's Day.
Scotland: Bannockburn Day.
Venezuela: Battle of Carabobo Day.
Macao: Macao Day.
Spain: King Juan Carlos's Saint's Day.
United Kingdom except Scotland: Midsummer Quarter Day.
Events 1314 - The forces of Scotland's King Robert I defeated the English in the Battle of Bannockburn.
1497 - The first recorded sighting of North America by a European took place; explorer John Cabot spotted land in Canada somewhere between Halifax and southern Labrador.
1509 - Henry VIII was crowned king of England.
1664 - The colony of New Jersey, named after the Isle of Jersey, was founded.
1675 - King Philip's War began when a band of Wampanoag warriors raided the Swansee, MA, and massacred the English colonists.
1793 - The first republican constitution in France was adopted.
1812 - French Emperor Napoleon ordered his Grande Armée of 500,000 soldiers, the largest European military force ever assembled to that date, into Russia.
1916 - The most lucrative movie contract to the time was signed by actress, Mary Pickford, the first seven-figure Hollywood deal. Pickford would get $250,000 per film with a guaranteed minimum of $10,000 a week against half of the profits, including bonuses and the right of approval of all creative aspects of her films.
1922 - The American Professional Football Association changed its name to the National Football League.
1932 - A coup ended Siam's absolute monarchy during the reign of King Prajadhipok of the Chakri dynasty.
1940 - France signed an armistice with Italy.
1948 - Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the western allies to organize the massive Berlin Airlift.
1953 - John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier announced their engagement.
1964 - The Federal Trade Commission announced that, starting in 1965, cigarette makers must include warning labels about the harmful effects of smoking.
1997 - The U.S. Air Force released a report on the so-called "Roswell Incident," saying the alien bodies witnesses reported seeing in 1947 were probably life-sized dummies.
Births 1842 - Ambrose Bierce, American writer and satirist.
1895 - Jack Dempsey, American world heavyweight boxing champion (1919-1926).
1912 - Norman Cousins, American essayist, journalist.
1916 - John Ciardi, American poet.
1930 - William B. Ziff, Jr., American publishing executive.
1931 - Billy Casper, American golfer.
1942 - Mick Fleetwood, English musician.
Deaths 1908 - Stephen Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States of America.
1987 - Jackie Gleason (born Herbert John Gleason), American comedian and actor.
2005 - Paul Winchell (born Pinkus Wilchinski), American voice actor and ventriloquist.
2006 - Patsy Ramsey, mother of JonBenét Ramsey.
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