TODAY JUNE 15 IN HISTORY
* On June 15, 1775, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to appoint George Washington head of the Continental Army.
* In 1215, England’s King John put his seal to Magna Carta (“the Great Charter”) at Runnymede.
* In 1864, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton signed an order establishing a military burial ground which became Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
* In 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.
* In 1944, American forces began their successful invasion of Saipan During WWII. B-29 Superfortresses carried out their first raids on Japan. (The AP 06/15/23) Today in History June 15 | AP News
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