June 24, Herny VIII crowned King of England

1340 – The English Fleet destroys the French fleet in the Battle of Sluys (Hundred Years’ War).

1509 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England.

1793 – France adopts its first Republican constitution.

1916 – The Battle of the Somme (World War I) begins.

1939 – Siam is renamed Thailand Prime Minister Plaek Pibulsonggram.

1948 – Soviet Unions starts the Berlin Blockade, blocking movement between Soviet-controlled adn Allies-controlled areas.

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