| 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). |
Born on June 15 |
| 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. |
