06-24-2005, 05:30 AM
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June 24th
1314 ~ Scotland regained its independence in the Battle of Bannockburn, where Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeat Edward II of England.
1497 ~ John Cabot landed in Newfoundland, the first European discovery of the region since the Vikings.
1519 ~ Death of Lucrezia Borgia, duchess of Ferrara.
1692 ~ Kingston, Jamaica founded.
1901 ~ First exhibition of Pablo Picasso's work.
1910 ~ Japan invades Korea.
1915 ~ Birthday of Fred Hoyle, cosmologist and science fiction author.
1948 ~ Start of the Berlin Blockade. The Soviet Union made land travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible.
1995 ~ The New Jersey Devils swept the Detroit Red Wings in four games in the NHL Stanley Cup finals.
2003 ~ Death of Leon Uris, Author.
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