Today in history: June 24
“Resurrection City,” a shantytown constructed as part of the Poor People’s March on Washington, D.C., was closed down by authorities, and more events that happened on this day in history.
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Updated1807: Aaron Burr
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In 1807, a grand jury in Richmond, Virginia, indicted former Vice President Aaron Burr on charges of treason and high misdemeanor (he was later acquitted).
1948: The Berlin Airlift
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In 1948, Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the western allies to organize the Berlin Airlift.
1948: Thomas E. Dewey
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In 1948, The Republican National Convention, meeting in Philadelphia, nominated New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for president.
1964: “Picturephone”
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In 1964, AT&T inaugurated commercial “Picturephone” service between New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C. (the service, however, never caught on).
1968: “Resurrection City”
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In 1968, “Resurrection City,” a shantytown constructed as part of the Poor People’s March on Washington, D.C., was closed down by authorities.
1973: Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev
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In 1973, President Richard Nixon concluded his summit with the visiting leader of the Soviet Union, Leonid Brezhnev, who hailed the talks in an address on American television.
1975: Eastern Airlines Flight 66
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In 1975, 113 people were killed when Eastern Airlines Flight 66, a Boeing 727 carrying 124 people, crashed while attempting to land during a thunderstorm at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
1983: Space Shuttle Challenger
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In 1983, the space shuttle Challenger — carrying America’s first woman in space, Sally K. Ride — coasted to a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
1987: Jackie Gleason
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In 1987, comedian-actor Jackie Gleason died at his home in Lauderhill, Florida, at age 71.
2010: Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev
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Ten years ago: President Barack Obama declared that he and visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had “succeeded in resetting” the relationship between the former Cold War adversaries.
2010: iPhone 4
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Ten years ago: Apple’s iPhone 4 was released in five countries, selling a record 1.7 million units in three days despite criticism of its new antenna design.
2010: John Isner
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Ten years ago: U.S. tennis player John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut of France 70-68 at Wimbledon in the longest-ever professional match: 11 hours, 5 minutes over three days.
2010: Julia Gillard
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Ten years ago: Julia Gillard was sworn in as Australia’s first woman prime minister.
2015: Alabama
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Five years ago: Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley became the first southern governor to use his executive power to remove Confederate banners, as four flags with secessionist symbols were taken down from a large monument to rebel soldiers outside the state capitol in Montgomery.
2015: Boston
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Five years ago: A federal judge in Boston formally sentenced Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) to death for the 2013 terror attacks.
2019: Women's World Cup
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One year ago: The U.S. Women’s World Cup soccer team advanced to a quarterfinal against France by beating Spain, 2-1. (The U.S. would go on to win its fourth Women’s World Cup title.)
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