Today is Friday, June 24, the 177th day of 2016. There are 189 days left in the year.
1322 — Jews are expelled from France
1441 — Eton College founded by Henry VI
1497 — John Cabot claims eastern Canada for England
1509 — Henry VIII crowned King of England
1662 — Dutch invasion of Macau repulsed (Macau Day)
1778 — David Rittenhouse observes a total solar eclipse in Philadelphia
1793 — First republican constitution in France adopted
1813 — Battle of Beaver Dam-British & Indian forces defeat U.S. forces
1817 — First coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast