June 24
NATIONAL Fairy Day
NATIONAL Swim a Lap Day
Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1497 Explorer John Cabot lands in North America in present-day Canada
1664 The colony of New Jersey, named after the Isle of Jersey, is founded
1861 Tennessee becomes 11th state to secede from the Union
1964 The Federal Trade Commission announces that, starting in 1965, cigarette makers must include warning labels about the harmful effects of smoking
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