JUNE 24 | Birthdays and Events
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Notable Birthdays for June 24
Thomas Blanchard (1788-1864) - Inventor and pioneer for the assembly line.
Roy Disney (1893-1971) - Co-founder of The Walt Disney Company.
Jack Dempsey (1895-1983) - World heavyweight champion boxer from 1919 to 1926.
Carolyn S. Shoemaker (1929-2021) - Astronomer who discovered 32 comets and more than 500 asteroids.
Baron Wolman (1937-2020) - Created the photography department for Rolling Stone magazine.
Memorable Events for June 24
1664 - The New Jersey Colony is founded by Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret.
1853 - President Pierce signs the Gadsden Purchase, buying 29,670 square-miles from Mexico (now southern Arizona and New Mexico) for $10 million.
1902 - George Dayton founds the Goodfellow Dry Goods (Target Corporation).
1922 - The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League.