Event:
The European Central BAnk appoints Italy's Mario Draghi as its new President, set to replace Jean-Claude Trichet on November 1
More Notable Events on June 24:
1948 Soviet Union begins Berlin Blockade
1939 Pan Am's 1st U.S. to England flight
1901 1st exhibition by Pablo Picasso, 19, opens in Paris
1894 Decision to hold modern Olympics every 4 years
1817 1st coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast
