Event:
A Dutch court ruling binds the government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% within 5 years in comparison to 1990 levels; plaintiffs argued that citizens must be protected from climate change, which threatens the low-lying nation
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
