24th June - On this Day

What does the 24th June have to offer, well on this day...

Today is a day to celebrate the senses, on this day treat yourself to activities relating to the five senses—taste, touch, scent, sight and sound.

On this day in 1947 Pilot Kenneth Arnold of Boise, ID, reported seeing pie-plate-shaped unidentified flying objects (UFOs) over Mount Rainier, WA. Arnold saw flashes of light and then nine "saucer-like" objects flying at incredible speeds.

Over in China, it is the celebration of Macau Day which Celebrates the defeat of the Dutch invasion forces of 1622 and pays homage to the patron saint of Macau, Saint John the Baptist.

In Venezuela, it is Battle of Carabobo day, on this day in 1821 a Venezuelan battle secured independence from Spain.