1277 (24th June) - Llywelyn ap Gruffydd refused to pay homage to Edward I.
The earliest reference to building at Caernarfon Castle dates from 24th June 1283 when a ditch was dug separating the site of the castle from the town.
1374 Sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion.
On 24th June 1468, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, granted a charter to Neath Abbey.
Neath Abbey, whose substantial ruins still remain, was a Cistercian monastery, near the present-day Neath and at one time, was the largest abbey in Wales. Tudor historian John Leland called Neath Abbey "the fairest abbey of all Wales." IMG_1974.jpeg
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1497 Cornish traitors Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London.
1497 John Cabot claims parts of North America for England in what is now Eastern Canada, believing he has found Asia in Newfoundland … 1948 Soviet Union blockades West Berlin by stopping access by road, rail and water ..
… The original Seven Wonders of Wales is a list of seven landmarks of North Wales contained in an 18th century rhyme.
Pistyll Rhaeadr and Wrexham steeple.
Snowdon's mountain without its people.
Overton yew trees, St Winefride's well.
Llangollen bridge and Gresford bells.
On 24th June 2006 the Western Mail revealed its list of Wales' Seven Modern Wonders as voted for by its readers.
1 The Great Glasshouse at the National Botanic Garden of Wales.
2 Snowdon.
3 Wales Millennium Centre.
4 Eisteddfodau.
5 Portmeirion.
6 Pontcysyllte aqueduct.
7 The Pembrokeshire islands.
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On 24th June 2010, Julia Gillard (born in Barry) was sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
24 Jun 1965 John Lennon 's second book of poetry and drawings, 'A Spaniard In The Works', was published. The book consisted of nonsensical stories and drawings similar to the style of his 1964 book 'In His Own Write'.
24 Jun 1965 The Hollies were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I'm Alive', the group's first of two UK No.1's and over 25 other Top 40 singles. The Hollies originally passed the song over to another Manchester band, the Toggery Five, before changing their mind and recording the song, which was written for them by the US songwriter Clint Ballard, Jr.
