June 24, 1178: Five Canterbury monks report something exploding on the moon, the only recorded time an asteroid impact has been observed with the naked eye.
June 24, 1813: Henry Ward Beecher, abolitionist and Congregational clergyman, is born in Litchfield, Connecticut. [Wow, when he was born, the house in which I live was already 29 years old. Of course, that explains the maintenance budget.]
June 24, 1989: Jenni and I were married at Trinity Parish in Southport, Ct.