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24 June 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 24 June 2014 was a Tuesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX.
- Top Film of 2014
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Sunday Night Football” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2014–15 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 24 June is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 24 June 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 24 June 2014 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 24 June
- 2004 In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional.
- 2010 At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history.
- 2010 Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
- 2022 In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992).
- 2023 The Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin launches an insurrection against the Russian government.
Famous people born on June 24
- Lionel Messi, Argentine footballer (born 1987)
- Minka Kelly, American actress (born 1980)
- Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexican politician (born 1962)
- Mindy Kaling, American actress and producer (born 1979)
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Events of 2014 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- February 7 – The Lego Movie is released in theaters.
- July 26 – Henry Danger debuts on Nickelodeon.
- August 1 – Guardians of the Galaxy, directed by James Gunn, is released by Marvel Studios as the tenth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Life in the US in 2014
President
Barack Obama
Gas (per gallon)
$3.37
Loaf of Bread
$1.98
Average House
$285,900
Weekly Wage
$796
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