On This Day in History June 24, 2020

Historical Events 1497  John Cabot claims Eastern Canada for England (believes he has found Asia in Nova Scotia) 1509  Henry VIII is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey 1793  1st republican constitution in France adopted 1812  Napoleon Bonaparte's forces invade Russia crossing the Neman River 1853  US President Franklin Pierce signs the Gadsden Purchase, buying 29,670 square-miles (76,800 square km) from Mexico for $10 million (now southern Arizona and New Mexico) 1901  1st exhibition by Pablo Picasso, 19, opens in Paris 1930  1st radar detection of planes, Anacostia, Washington, D.C. More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914) Horatio Kitchener (1850 - 1916) Jack Dempsey (1895 - 1983) Lionel Messi 33rd Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Carlos Gardel (1890 - 1935) Grover Cleveland (1837 - 1908) More Famous Deaths