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