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15 June, 2002
Near earth asteroid 2002 MN misses our planet by 75,000 miles (120,000 km) about one third the distance to the moon
15 June, 2000
British marines leave Sierra Leone - The major contingent of the British military task force sent to help restore order in Sierra Leone leaves the country.
15 June, 1996
In Manchester, UK, a terrorist bomb injures over 200 people and devastates a large part of the city centre.
15 June, 1994
Israel and Vatican City establish full diplomatic relations.
15 June, 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.
15 June, 1991
Birth of the first federal political party in Canada that supports Quebec nationalism, the Bloc Québécois.
15 June, 1974
Man dies in race rally clashes - A march through central London leaves one person dead and many more injured as rival demonstrators clash with police and each other.
15 June, 1971
Councils defy Thatcher milk ban - Opposition is growing to Margaret Thatcher's plans to end free school milk for children over the age of seven.
15 June, 1966
Hovercraft deal opens show - The world's first hovershow opens in Britain with news of a Ministry of Defence order worth £1m.
15 June, 1955
The Eisenhower administration stages the first annual "Operation Alert" (OPAL) exercise, an attempt to assess the USA's preparations for a nuclear attack.
15 June, 1954
UEFA (the Union des Associations Européennes de Football) is formed in Basle, Switzerland.
15 June, 1944
In the Saskatchewan general election, 1944, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government of North America. Battle of Saipan: The United States invades Saipan.
15 June, 1924
Native Americans are proclaimed United States citizens.
15 June, 1919
John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete first nonstop transatlantic flight at Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
15 June, 1916
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
15 June, 1911
Tabulating Computing Recording Corporation (IBM) is incorporated.
15 June, 1909
Representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord's and form the Imperial Cricket Conference.
15 June, 1904
A fire aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1000.
15 June, 1888
Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II and is the last emperor of the German Empire
15 June, 1877
Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy.
15 June, 1859
Pig War: Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between U.S. and British/Canadian settlers.
15 June, 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.
15 June, 1844
Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.
15 June, 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.
15 June, 1775
American Revolutionary War: George Washington is appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
15 June, 1752
Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity.
15 June, 1667
The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.
15 June, 1520
Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther.
15 June, 1219
Dannebrog - oldest national flag in the world - and flag of Denmark. According to legend, fell from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse (now Tallinn) in Estonia, and turned the Danes' luck.
15 June, 1215
King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta.
15 June, 763
763 BC: Assyrians record a solar eclipse that will be used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history.

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