June 15
1215 - England's King John put his seal to the Magna Carta.
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 later become Arlington National Cemetery.
1902 - The 20th Century Limited, an express passenger train between New York and Chicago, began service. (The Limited made its last run in December 1967.)
1904 - More than 1,000 people died when a 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.
1944 - American forces began their successful invasion of Saipan during World War II; B-29 Superfortresses carried out their first raids on Japan.
1955 - The United States and Britain signed a cooperation agreement concerning atomic information for “mutual defence 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 - Ella Fitzgerald, the "first lady of song," died in Beverly Hills, California at age 78.
2002 - Mick Jagger of the rock band The Rolling Stones, 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."
2011 - Pushing back against congressional criticism, the White House said that President Barack Obama had the authority to continue U.S. military action in Libya even without authorization from lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
2016 - The interim police chief in Oakland, California, Ben Fairow, was abruptly removed after six days on the job by Mayor Libby Schaaf, who said she had lost confidence in Fairow’s ability to lead the department amid a widening sex scandal in which a number of officers allegedly had sex with a teenage prostitute.
2020 - The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment.
2020 - The Seattle City Council voted unanimously to bar police from using tear gas, pepper spray and several other crowd control devices after officers repeatedly used them on mostly peaceful demonstrators protesting racism and police brutality.
Birthdays
24 - Madison Kocian (gymnast)
31 - Denzel Whitaker (actor)
32 - Bayley (professional wrestler)
36 - Nadine Coyle (singer)
40 - Bill Martin (musician)
46 - Elizabeth Reaser (actress)
48 - Greg Vaughan (actor)
48 - Neil Patrick Harris (actor)
50 - Jake Busey (actor)
51 - Leah Remini (actress)
52 - Ice Cube (rapper/actor)
57 - Courteney Cox (actress)
58 - Helen Hunt (actress)
62 - Eileen Davidson (actress)
63 - Wade Boggs (baseball player)
66 - Polly Draper (actress)
66 - Julie Hagerty (actress)
67 - Jim Belushi (actor/comedian)
70 - Steve Walsh (singer)
72 - Simon Callow (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 15
1923 - Lou Gehrig made his major league debut as a pinch runner for the New York Yankees.
1925 - The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians 17-15. The Athletics had been down 11 runs heading into the bottom of the eighth inning.
1928 - Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers steals home for a record 54th time in his career.
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 - 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.
1994 - The New York Giants cut Super Bowl XXI MVP quarterback Phil Simms after 15 years service with the team.
2001 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in five games to win a second straight NBA championship.
2003 - The San Antonio Spurs defeated the New Jersey Nets in six games for the NBA championship.
2004 - The Detroit Pistons defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in five games to complete one of the greatest upsets in NBA history 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.
2011 - The Boston Bruins won their first Stanley Cup since 1972 after defeating the Vancouver Canucks in seven games; angry, drunken Vancouver fans ran wild, setting cars on fire and looting stores.
2014 - The San Antonio Spurs defeat the Miami Heat in five games to win their fifth NBA championship.
2015 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning to win their sixth Stanley Cup.
2019 - In a blockbuster trade, the New Orleans Pelicans send forward Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers for Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart and three future first round draft picks.
2019 - A baseball jersey belonging to Babe Ruth sells for $5.64 million at an auction in New York.
1215 - England's King John put his seal to the Magna Carta.
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 later become Arlington National Cemetery.
1902 - The 20th Century Limited, an express passenger train between New York and Chicago, began service. (The Limited made its last run in December 1967.)
1904 - More than 1,000 people died when a 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.
1944 - American forces began their successful invasion of Saipan during World War II; B-29 Superfortresses carried out their first raids on Japan.
1955 - The United States and Britain signed a cooperation agreement concerning atomic information for “mutual defence 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 - Ella Fitzgerald, the "first lady of song," died in Beverly Hills, California at age 78.
2002 - Mick Jagger of the rock band The Rolling Stones, 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."
2011 - Pushing back against congressional criticism, the White House said that President Barack Obama had the authority to continue U.S. military action in Libya even without authorization from lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
2016 - The interim police chief in Oakland, California, Ben Fairow, was abruptly removed after six days on the job by Mayor Libby Schaaf, who said she had lost confidence in Fairow’s ability to lead the department amid a widening sex scandal in which a number of officers allegedly had sex with a teenage prostitute.
2020 - The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment.
2020 - The Seattle City Council voted unanimously to bar police from using tear gas, pepper spray and several other crowd control devices after officers repeatedly used them on mostly peaceful demonstrators protesting racism and police brutality.
Birthdays
24 - Madison Kocian (gymnast)
31 - Denzel Whitaker (actor)
32 - Bayley (professional wrestler)
36 - Nadine Coyle (singer)
40 - Bill Martin (musician)
46 - Elizabeth Reaser (actress)
48 - Greg Vaughan (actor)
48 - Neil Patrick Harris (actor)
50 - Jake Busey (actor)
51 - Leah Remini (actress)
52 - Ice Cube (rapper/actor)
57 - Courteney Cox (actress)
58 - Helen Hunt (actress)
62 - Eileen Davidson (actress)
63 - Wade Boggs (baseball player)
66 - Polly Draper (actress)
66 - Julie Hagerty (actress)
67 - Jim Belushi (actor/comedian)
70 - Steve Walsh (singer)
72 - Simon Callow (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 15
1923 - Lou Gehrig made his major league debut as a pinch runner for the New York Yankees.
1925 - The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians 17-15. The Athletics had been down 11 runs heading into the bottom of the eighth inning.
1928 - Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers steals home for a record 54th time in his career.
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 - 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.
1994 - The New York Giants cut Super Bowl XXI MVP quarterback Phil Simms after 15 years service with the team.
2001 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in five games to win a second straight NBA championship.
2003 - The San Antonio Spurs defeated the New Jersey Nets in six games for the NBA championship.
2004 - The Detroit Pistons defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in five games to complete one of the greatest upsets in NBA history 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.
2011 - The Boston Bruins won their first Stanley Cup since 1972 after defeating the Vancouver Canucks in seven games; angry, drunken Vancouver fans ran wild, setting cars on fire and looting stores.
2014 - The San Antonio Spurs defeat the Miami Heat in five games to win their fifth NBA championship.
2015 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning to win their sixth Stanley Cup.
2019 - In a blockbuster trade, the New Orleans Pelicans send forward Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers for Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart and three future first round draft picks.
2019 - A baseball jersey belonging to Babe Ruth sells for $5.64 million at an auction in New York.
