June 15
Today is the 166th day of 2017, there are 199 days left in the year.
1215 - King John sealed the Magna Carta.
1520 - Pope Leo X issued a papal bull in which he threatened to excommunicate Martin Luther if he did not recant his religious beliefs, a threat that was carried out the following January.
1775 - George Washington was appointed head of the Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress.
1836 - Arkansas became the 25th state.
1844 - Charles Goodyear was granted a patent for rubber vulcanization.
1849 - James K. Polk, the 11th president of the United States, died in Nashville, Tennessee at age 53.
1864 - Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton signed an order establishing a military burial ground, which would become Arlington National Cemetery.
1902 - The 20th Century Limited, an express passenger train between New York and Chicago, began service.
1904 - More than 1,000 people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York City's East River.
1934 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act making the National Guard part of the U.S. Army in the event of war or national emergency.
1955 - The United States and Britain signed a cooperation agreement concerning atomic information for "mutual defense purposes".
1969 - The variety show "Hee Haw" premiered on CBS.
1978 - King Hussein of Jordan married 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who became Queen Noor.
1985 - The Shiite Muslim hijackers of a TWA Boeing 727 beat and shot one of their hostages, U.S. Navy diver Robert Stethem, 23, throwing him out of the plane to die on the tarmac at Beirut airport.
1991 - Mount Pinatubo in the northern Philippines exploded in one of the biggest volcanic eruptions of the 20th century, killing about 800 people.
1992 - Vice President Dan Quayle erroneously instructed a Trenton, N.J., elementary school student to spell potato as "potatoe" during a spelling bee.
1994 - Israel and the Vatican established full diplomatic relations.
1995 - During his murder trial, O.J. Simpson struggled to don a pair of gloves that prosecutors said were worn by the killer of Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
1996 - Singer Ella Fitzgerald died at age 78.
2002 - Rolling Stone member Mick Jagger was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
2003 - A jury in Houston convicted accounting firm Arthur Andersen of obstruction of justice.
2006 - A divided Supreme Court made it easier for police to barge into homes and seize evidence without knocking or waiting.
2006 - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said he would transition from day-to-day responsibilities at the company to concentrate on the charitable work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
2007 - Bob Barker ended his 35-year run as host of the CBS game show "The Price is Right".
Birthdays
21 - Ella Wahlestedt (actress)
21 - Aurora Aksnes (singer)
28 - Bayley (professional wrestler)
32 - Nadine Coyle (singer)
33 - Tim Lincecum (baseball player)
42 - Elizabeth Reaser (actress)
44 - Neil Patrick Harris (actor)
47 - Leah Remini (actress)
47 - Justin Fletcher (TV host)
48 - Ice Cube (rapper)
49 - Mel Giedroyc (actress)
53 - Courteney Cox (actress)
54 - Helen Hunt (actress)
58 - Eileen Davidson (actress)
63 - Jim Belushi (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 15
1923 - Lou Gehrig made his major league debut with the New York Yankees.
1938 - Johnny Vander Meer (Cincinnati Reds) pitched his second straight no-hitter.
1963 - Juan Marichal (San Francisco) threw a no-hitter. It was the first Giants no-hitter since Carl Hubbell in 1929.
1980 - Jorge Orta of Cleveland Indians gets six hits in a baseball game.
1980 - Jack Nicklaus won his fourth U.S. Open title.
1993 - Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 100th career home run making him the sixth youngest to reach 100.
2001 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in five games to win a second straight NBA championship. The Lakers also set a new NBA record for best playoff record with a 15-1 mark.
2003 - The San Antonio Spurs defeated the New Jersey Nets in six games to win the NBA championship.
2004 - The Detroit Pistons upset the heavily-favored Los Angeles Lakers in five games to win the NBA championship.
2005 - The New York Yankees announced plans for a new $800 million stadium. The plans called for the building to be next to Yankee Stadium and be ready by the 2009 season.
Today is the 166th day of 2017, there are 199 days left in the year.
1215 - King John sealed the Magna Carta.
1520 - Pope Leo X issued a papal bull in which he threatened to excommunicate Martin Luther if he did not recant his religious beliefs, a threat that was carried out the following January.
1775 - George Washington was appointed head of the Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress.
1836 - Arkansas became the 25th state.
1844 - Charles Goodyear was granted a patent for rubber vulcanization.
1849 - James K. Polk, the 11th president of the United States, died in Nashville, Tennessee at age 53.
1864 - Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton signed an order establishing a military burial ground, which would become Arlington National Cemetery.
1902 - The 20th Century Limited, an express passenger train between New York and Chicago, began service.
1904 - More than 1,000 people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York City's East River.
1934 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act making the National Guard part of the U.S. Army in the event of war or national emergency.
1955 - The United States and Britain signed a cooperation agreement concerning atomic information for "mutual defense purposes".
1969 - The variety show "Hee Haw" premiered on CBS.
1978 - King Hussein of Jordan married 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who became Queen Noor.
1985 - The Shiite Muslim hijackers of a TWA Boeing 727 beat and shot one of their hostages, U.S. Navy diver Robert Stethem, 23, throwing him out of the plane to die on the tarmac at Beirut airport.
1991 - Mount Pinatubo in the northern Philippines exploded in one of the biggest volcanic eruptions of the 20th century, killing about 800 people.
1992 - Vice President Dan Quayle erroneously instructed a Trenton, N.J., elementary school student to spell potato as "potatoe" during a spelling bee.
1994 - Israel and the Vatican established full diplomatic relations.
1995 - During his murder trial, O.J. Simpson struggled to don a pair of gloves that prosecutors said were worn by the killer of Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
1996 - Singer Ella Fitzgerald died at age 78.
2002 - Rolling Stone member Mick Jagger was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
2003 - A jury in Houston convicted accounting firm Arthur Andersen of obstruction of justice.
2006 - A divided Supreme Court made it easier for police to barge into homes and seize evidence without knocking or waiting.
2006 - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said he would transition from day-to-day responsibilities at the company to concentrate on the charitable work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
2007 - Bob Barker ended his 35-year run as host of the CBS game show "The Price is Right".
Birthdays
21 - Ella Wahlestedt (actress)
21 - Aurora Aksnes (singer)
28 - Bayley (professional wrestler)
32 - Nadine Coyle (singer)
33 - Tim Lincecum (baseball player)
42 - Elizabeth Reaser (actress)
44 - Neil Patrick Harris (actor)
47 - Leah Remini (actress)
47 - Justin Fletcher (TV host)
48 - Ice Cube (rapper)
49 - Mel Giedroyc (actress)
53 - Courteney Cox (actress)
54 - Helen Hunt (actress)
58 - Eileen Davidson (actress)
63 - Jim Belushi (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 15
1923 - Lou Gehrig made his major league debut with the New York Yankees.
1938 - Johnny Vander Meer (Cincinnati Reds) pitched his second straight no-hitter.
1963 - Juan Marichal (San Francisco) threw a no-hitter. It was the first Giants no-hitter since Carl Hubbell in 1929.
1980 - Jorge Orta of Cleveland Indians gets six hits in a baseball game.
1980 - Jack Nicklaus won his fourth U.S. Open title.
1993 - Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 100th career home run making him the sixth youngest to reach 100.
2001 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in five games to win a second straight NBA championship. The Lakers also set a new NBA record for best playoff record with a 15-1 mark.
2003 - The San Antonio Spurs defeated the New Jersey Nets in six games to win the NBA championship.
2004 - The Detroit Pistons upset the heavily-favored Los Angeles Lakers in five games to win the NBA championship.
2005 - The New York Yankees announced plans for a new $800 million stadium. The plans called for the building to be next to Yankee Stadium and be ready by the 2009 season.
