| 1184 |
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King Magnus of Norway is defeated by his rival, Sverre. |
| 1215 |
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King John signs the Magna Carta. |
| 1381 |
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The English peasant revolt is crushed in London. |
| 1389 |
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Ottoman Turks crush Serbia in the Battle of Kosovo. |
| 1607 |
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Colonists in North America complete James Fort in Jamestown. |
| 1752 |
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Benjamin Franklin and his son test the relationship between electricity and lightning by flying a kite in a thunder storm. |
| 1775 |
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George Washington is named Commander in Chief by Congress. |
| 1779 |
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American General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, New York. |
| 1836 |
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Arkansas is admitted into the Union as the 25th state. |
| 1846 |
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Great Britain and the United States agree on a joint occupation of Oregon Territory. |
| 1849 |
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James K. Polk, the 11th president of the United States, dies. |
| 1862 |
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General J.E.B. Stuart completes his "ride around McClellan." |
| 1864 |
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The Battle for Petersburg begins. |
| 1866 |
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Prussia attacks Austria. |
| 1877 |
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Henry O. Flipper becomes the first African American to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. |
| 1898 |
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The U.S. House of representatives approves the annexation of Hawaii. |
| 1916 |
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President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America. |
| 1917 |
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Great Britain pledges the release of all Irish captured during the Easter Rebellion of 1916. |
| 1920 |
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Three African Americans are lynched in Duluth, Minnesota, by a white mob of 5,000. |
| 1928 |
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Republicans, convening in Kansas City, name Herbert Hoover their candidate for President. |
| 1932 |
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Gaston Means is sentenced to 15 years for fraud in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. |
| 1940 |
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The French fortress of Verdun is captured by Germans. |
| 1944 |
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U.S. Marines begin the invasion of Saipan in Pacific. |
| 1947 |
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The All-Indian Congress accepts a British plan for the partition of India. |
| 1958 |
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Greece severs military ties to Turkey because of the Cyprus issue. |
| 1964 |
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The last French troops leave Algeria. |
| 1977 |
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The first general election in Spain since 1936 results in victory for the UCD (Union of Democratic Centre). |
|
Born on June 15 |
| 1330 |
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Edward the Black Prince, the eldest son of Edward III. |
| 1767 |
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Rachel Robards Jackson, first lady to President Andrew Jackson. |
| 1843 |
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Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer. |
| 1902 |
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Erik H. Erikson, psychologist (Childhood and Society). |
| 1914 |
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Saul Steinberg, American cartoonist. |
| 1922 |
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Morris "Mo" Udall, U.S. Congressman. |
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