June 15

Tuesday 15, 1999:

George Morber Senior and Carolyn Frederick are murdered by Ángel Maturino Reséndiz in Gorham, Illinois, USA. They are his eighth and ninth victims, in his seventh and final incident.

Saturday 15, 1996:

In Manchester, UK, a terrorist bomb injures over 200 people and devastates a large part of the city centre.

Wednesday 15, 1994:

Israel and Vatican City establish full diplomatic relations.

Monday 15, 1992:

The United States Supreme Court rules in US vs. Alvarez-Machain that it is permissible for the USA to abduct suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the USA for trial, without approval from those other countries. No reciprocal right is recognized for the reverse to happen in the USA.

Thursday 15, 1978:

King Hussein of Jordan marries 26-year-old Lisa Halaby.

Sunday 15, 1969:

Hee Haw debuts on CBS television, quickly becoming an institution.

Friday 15, 1962:

Students for a Democratic Society complete the Port Huron Statement.

Saturday 15, 1957:

Eindhoven University of Technology is founded.

Wednesday 15, 1955:

The Eisenhower administration stages the first annual "Operation Alert" (OPAL) exercise, an attempt to assess the USA's preparations for a nuclear attack.

Tuesday 15, 1954:

UEFA (the Union des Associations Européennes de Football) is formed in Basle, Switzerland.

Friday 15, 1945:

The General Dutch Youth League (ANJV) is founded in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Thursday 15, 1944:

In the Saskatchewan general election, 1944, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government of North America.

Friday 15, 1934:

The U.S.'s Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded.

Sunday 15, 1924:

Native Americans are proclaimed United States citizens.

Sunday 15, 1919:

John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete first nonstop transatlantic flight at Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.

Thursday 15, 1916:

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America.

Sunday 15, 1913:

US troops under General John 'Black Jack' Pershing massacre at least 2,000 Philippine men, women and children at Bud Bagsak.

Thursday 15, 1911:

Tabulating Computing Recording Corporation (IBM) is incorporated.

Tuesday 15, 1909:

Representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lords and form the Imperial Cricket Conference.

Thursday 15, 1905:

Princess Margaret of Connaught marries Gustav, Crown Prince of Sweden.

Wednesday 15, 1904:

A fire aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1000.

Friday 15, 1877:

Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy.

Wednesday 15, 1864:

Arlington National Cemetery is established when 200 acres (0.8 km²) around Arlington Mansion are officially set aside as a military cemetery by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.

Wednesday 15, 1859:

Pig War: Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between U.S. and British/Canadian settlers.

Monday 15, 1846:

The Oregon Treaty establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and Canada, from the Rocky Mountains to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Saturday 15, 1844:

Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.

Wednesday 15, 1836:

Arkansas is admitted as the 25th U.S. state.

Wednesday 15, 1808:

Jozef Bonaparte becomes King of Spain.

Friday 15, 1804:

New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document.

Wednesday 15, 1785:

Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, co-pilot of the first-ever manned flight (1783), and his companion, Pierre Romain, become the first-ever casualties of an air crash when their hot air balloon explodes during their attempt to cross the English Channel.

Thursday 15, 1775:

American Revolutionary War: George Washington is appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.

Thursday 15, 1752:

Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity.

Wednesday 15, 1667:

The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean Baptiste. He transfuses 12 fluid ounces (350 ml) of sheep blood to a 15-year-old boy. The boy later dies and Baptiste is accused of murder.

Tuesday 15, 1520:

Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther.

Thursday 15, 1409:

Western Schism: The Catholic church is led into a double schism as Petros Philargos is elected Pope Alexander V by the Council of Pisa, joining Pope Gregory XII in Rome and Pope Benedict XII in Avignon.

Monday 15, 1389:

Battle of Kosovo: The Ottoman Empire defeats Serbs and Bosnians.

Friday 15, 1246:

With the death of Duke Frederick II, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria.

Saturday 15, 1219:

and flag of Denmark. According to legend, fell from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse in Estonia, and turned the Danes' luck.

Monday 15, 1215:

King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta.

Friday 15, 1184:

King Magnus V of Norway is killed at the battle of Fimreite.

Tuesday 15, 923:

Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy.

Saturday 15, -763:

Assyrians record a solar eclipse that will be used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history.

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