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