TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2008

Today is Tuesday, June 24, the 176th day of 2008. There are 190 days left in the year.

1314 _ Battle of Bannockburn; Scotland regains independence from England

1322 _ Jews are expelled from France

1441 _ Eton College founded by Henry VI

1662 _ Dutch invasion of Macau repulsed (Macau Day)

1793 _ First republican constitution in France adopted

1894 _ Decision to begin modern Olympics every four years

1932 _ Coup ends absolute monarchy in Thailand

1963 _ Zanzibar granted internal self-government by Britain

1970 _ Senate votes overwhelmingly to repeal Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

1977 _ IRS reveals Jimmy Carter paid no taxes in 1976