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June 15, 2004 NBA Finals, Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 June 15, 2003 NBA Finals, San Antonio Spurs beat New Jersey Nets 4 games to 2 June 15, 1998 32nd TNN Music City News Country Awards June 15, 1997 "Little Foxes," closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City after 56 performances June 15, 1997 97th U.S. Golf Open: Ernie Els shoots a 276 Congressional CC Bethesda Md June 15, 1997 British model Naomi Campbell, hospitalized on drug overdose June 15, 1997 Danielle Ammaccapane wins Edina Realty LPGA Classic June 15, 1997 Du Mauier Senior Golf Champions June 15, 1995 "Chronicles of a Death Foretold" opens at Plymouth New York City for 55 performances June 15, 1995 Mark Ilott takes 9-19 incl all lbw hat-trick, Essex vs. Northants June 15, 1995 Northants all out 46 vs. Essex and wins game next day June 15, 1994 Disney's "Lion King," opens in theaters with $42 million June 15, 1994 New York Giants cut quarterback Phil Simms June 15, 1994 Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice June 15, 1992 1st Berlin Air Show in 60 years June 15, 1992 Director Frank Perry (Mommie Dearest) marries Virginia Bush Ford June 15, 1992 During spelling bee, Quayle misspells potato, as potatoe June 15, 1992 Erie Sailors (Florida Marlin farm team) 1st game beat Jamestown 6-5 in 13 June 15, 1992 Ghana Airways inaugurates flights to JFK Airport, New York City June 15, 1992 Jeff Reardon breaks Rollie Fingers' save record with #342 June 15, 1991 Carolyn Tanny and Bob Trischel wed June 15, 1991 Philippines volcano Mount Pinatubo erupts June 15, 1990 "Dick Tracy" with Warren Beatty and Madonna premieres June 15, 1989 Baltimore Orioles pull their 9th triple play, vs. Yankees June 15, 1989 Ronald Reagan is knighted by Queen Elizabeth June 15, 1988 NASA launches space vehicle S-213 June 15, 1988 Turkish premier zal meets Greek premier Papandreou in Athens June 15, 1987 Bettino Craxi's Socialist Party wins election in Italy June 15, 1987 Michael Spinks TKOs Gerry Cooney in 5 for heavyweight boxing title June 15, 1986 86th U.S. Golf Open: Ray Floyd shoots a 279 at Shinnecock Hills GC New York June 15, 1986 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open June 15, 1986 Pravda announces high-level Chernobyl staff fired for stupidity June 15, 1986 Raymond Floyd wins U.S. Open golf tournament June 15, 1985 "Pryor's Place," children show last airs on CBS-TV June 15, 1985 En route to Halley's Comet, U.S.S.R.'s Vega 2 drops lander on Venus June 15, 1985 Pinklon Thomas KOs Mike Weaver in 8 for heavyweight boxing title June 15, 1985 Russian space probe Vega 2 lands on Venus June 15, 1984 "Thicke Of The Night," TV Talk Show last airs in syndication June 15, 1984 Thomas Hearns KOs Roberto Duran June 15, 1984 Vitesse soccer team forms in Arnhem June 15, 1983 Cards trade Keith Hernandez to Mets for Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey June 15, 1983 Supreme Court struck down state and local restrictions on abortion June 15, 1982 Riots in Argentina after Falklands/Malvinas defeat June 15, 1982 Supreme Court rules all children, regardless of citizenship, are entitled to a public education June 15, 1980 "Fearless Frank" opens at Princess Theater New York City for 12 performances June 15, 1980 80th U.S. Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 272 at Baltusrol GC NJ June 15, 1980 Dale Lundquis wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic June 15, 1980 Jorge Orta of Cleveland gets 6 hits in a baseball game June 15, 1979 1st space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds June 15, 1978 Italy's President Leone resigns due to Lockheed affair June 15, 1978 Jordan's King Hussein marries Elizabeth Halaby, 26-yr-old American June 15, 1978 Soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days June 15, 1977 New York Mets trade Tom Seaver to Reds for Pat Zachry June 15, 1977 Spain's 1st free elections since 1936 (41 years) June 15, 1977 Wim Polak becomes mayor of Amsterdam June 15, 1976 Yankees trade May, Martinez, Pagan, MacGregor and Demsey to Baltimore for Holtzman, Alexander, Grant Jackson, Elrod Henrick and Jim Freeman June 15, 1976 Rain out! Astrodome cancels game heavy rains make it difficult for visiting team and umpires to get through flooded streets to the stadium June 15, 1975 45th French Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Guillermo Vilas (62 63 64) June 15, 1975 Carol Mann wins Lawson's LPGA Golf Classic June 15, 1974 "Streak" by Ray Stevens hit #1 on U.K. pop chart June 15, 1973 "American Graffiti" opens in New York City June 15, 1972 Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die June 15, 1972 West German police arrested RAF leader Ulrike Meinhof June 15, 1971 Vernon E Jordan Jr, appointed exec director of National Urban League June 15, 1970 16th LPGA Championship won by Shirley Englehorn June 15, 1969 "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark and Buck Owens premieres on CBS TV June 15, 1969 69th U.S. Golf Open: Orville Moody shoots a 281 at Champs GC in Houston June 15, 1969 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Patty Berg Golf Classic June 15, 1969 Mets help their power needs by adding 1st baseman Donn Clendenon June 15, 1968 "How Now, Dow Jones" closes at Lunt Fontanne New York City after 220 performances June 15, 1968 "I Do! I Do!" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 561 performances June 15, 1968 "New Faces of 1965" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 52 performances June 15, 1968 15th Curtis Cup: U.S., 10 -7 June 15, 1968 John Lennon and Yoko Ono plant an acorn at Conventry Cathedral June 15, 1968 Yummy Yummy Yummy by Ohio Express hits #4 June 15, 1965 Bob Dylan records "Like a Rolling Stone" June 15, 1965 Denny McLain in relief strikesout 1st 7 batters faced and record 14 in 6 2/3 innings, Bill Freehan ties catcher record of 19 putouts June 15, 1965 South Africa begins economic boycott of Dutch products June 15, 1964 Last French troops leave Algeria June 15, 1963 "Sound of Music" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 1443 performances June 15, 1963 Buddy Nobles runs world record marathon (2:14:28) June 15, 1963 Israeli premier David Ben-Gurion resigns June 15, 1963 San Francisco Giants Juan Marichal no-hits Houston Colt .45s, 1-0 June 15, 1962 Phillies score 10 runs in an inning against Reds en route to 13-8 win June 15, 1962 South Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes June 15, 1962 WWUP TV channel 10 in Sault Ste Marie, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting June 15, 1961 Expansion Washington Senators are 30-30, latest date an expansion team will be at .500, Washington will lose their next 10 games June 15, 1960 Angel Cordero wins his 1st of over 7000 horse races June 15, 1960 Argentina complains to United Nations about Israeli illicit transfer of Eichmann June 15, 1958 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament June 15, 1957 "Ziegfeld Follies of 1957" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 123 perf June 15, 1957 42.01 cm (16.54") of rainfall, East St. Louis, Illinois (state record) June 15, 1957 57th U.S. Golf Open: Dick Mayer shoots a 282 at Inverness Club in Toledo June 15, 1957 89th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Gallant Man wins in 2:26.6 June 15, 1957 Yanks trade Billy Martin and Ralph Terry for Ryne Duran June 15, 1956 John Lennon (15) and Paul McCartney (13) meet for 1st time as Lennon's rock group Quarrymen perform at a church dinner June 15, 1955 Australia score 8-758 vs. West Indies at Kingston, their best ever June 15, 1954 Great Britain's 2 biggest steel factory nationalized June 15, 1953 Browns end Yankees win streak at 18 and Browns 14-game losing streak June 15, 1953 Johnny Mize is 93rd player to get 2,000 hits June 15, 1953 New York City Transit Authority forms June 15, 1953 WLFI TV channel 18 in Lafayette, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting June 15, 1951 Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory June 15, 1949 Phils Eddie Waitkus, shot by Ruth Steinhagen, 19, at Eddgewater Hotel June 15, 1948 1st night game at Briggs Stadium: Detroit Tigers beat Philadelphia A's June 15, 1948 Bradman is out for a duck, but Australia win Test Cricket anyway June 15, 1948 WPIX TV channel 11 in New York City, New York (IND) begins broadcasting June 15, 1948 WTNH TV channel 8 in New Haven, CT (ABC) begins broadcasting June 15, 1947 1st night game at Detroit Briggs Stadium (Tigers 4, Athletics 1) June 15, 1947 47th U.S. Golf Open: Lew Worsham shoots a 282 at St. Louis CC in MO June 15, 1945 ANJV established in Concert building, Amsterdam June 15, 1945 Dutch political party ANJV forms June 15, 1944 U.S. forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific June 15, 1943 Congress of racial Equality (CORE) forms June 15, 1940 38 Italians Fiat bombers bomb Luc-and-Province June 15, 1940 Bread and flour rationed in Holland June 15, 1940 France surrenders to Hitler, German troops occupy Paris June 15, 1940 Soviet Army occupies Lithuania June 15, 1938 1st night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter June 15, 1934 Great Smokey Mountains National Park dedicated June 15, 1931 Eddie Collins and Harry Heilmann, retire from baseball June 15, 1931 Poland and U.S.S.R. sign friendship and trade treaty June 15, 1929 1st time New York curb stock exchange transacts more business than New York Exch June 15, 1928 Ty Cobb, 41, steals home for 50th and final time June 15, 1926 7th French government of Briand falls June 15, 1925 Philadelphia A's go into bottom of 8th inning trailing 15-4, then score 13 times to defeat Cleveland 17-15 June 15, 1924 1st transmission of radio Bloemendaal June 15, 1924 Ford Motor Company manufactures its 10 millionth Model T automobile June 15, 1924 J. Edgar Hoover assumed leadership of the FBI June 15, 1924 Native Americans are proclaimed U.S. citizens June 15, 1923 Belgium's Theunis government falls because of mine, post and railroad strike June 15, 1921 Bessie Coleman reaches France as U.S. 1st black pilot June 15, 1920 De Zweef soccer team forms in Nijverdal June 15, 1919 1st nonstop Atlantic flight, Alcock and Brown, lands in Ireland June 15, 1918 1" of snow falls in Northern Pennsylvania June 15, 1918 50th Belmont: Frank Robinson aboard Johren wins in 2:20.6 June 15, 1916 Boys Scouts of America forms June 15, 1915 U.S. government mints 1st $50 gold pieces, for Panama Pacific Expo June 15, 1912 26th U.S. Womens Tennis: Mary K Browne beats Eleonora Sears (64 62) June 15, 1908 World congress for Woman's rights opens in Amsterdam June 15, 1907 44 nations meet in 2nd Hague Peace Conference June 15, 1904 Side-wheeler "General Slocum" burns in New York's East River (1,031 die) June 15, 1902 Canada's Maritime Provinces switch from Eastern to Atlantic time June 15, 1902 Minor League's most lopsided baseball game: Corsicana 51; Texarkana 3 Justin Clark of Corsicana, Texas minors hits 8 home runs in 1 game June 15, 1901 7th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 331 at Myopia Hunt Club, Massachusetts June 15, 1898 U.S. House of Representatives accept annexation of Hawaii June 15, 1898 U.S. Marines attack Spanish off Guantanamo, Cuba June 15, 1897 Liberals/social-democrats win Dutch 2nd Parliamentary election June 15, 1896 Tsunami strikes Shinto festival on beach at Sanriku Japan 27,000 are killed, 9,000 injured, with 13,000 houses destroyed June 15, 1894 Phillies beat Cincinnati Reds, 21-8 June 15, 1888 Wilhelm II becomes emperor of Germany June 15, 1887 Carlisle D. Graham survives 2nd ride in Niagara waterfall in barrel June 15, 1887 New York Giants beat Philadelphia Phillies 29-1 June 15, 1887 Stanley's expedition reaches Yambuya waterfalls Congo June 15, 1878 1st attempt at motion pictures (used 12 cameras, each taking 1 picture) done to see if all 4 of a horse's hooves leave the ground June 15, 1877 Henry O. Flipper becomes 1st black graduate at West Point June 15, 1876 Sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a U.S. presidential convention June 15, 1876 Tsunami's after earthquake floods NE coast of Japan, kills 28,000 June 15, 1871 Phoebe Couzins is 1st woman graduate of a U.S. collegiate law school June 15, 1869 Celluloid patented by John Wesley Hyatt, Albany, New York June 15, 1869 Mike McCoole (U.S.) defeats Tom Allen (England) in bare-knuckle bout June 15, 1866 Prussia attacks Austria June 15, 1864 Skirmish at Gilgal Church, Georgia June 15, 1864 Battle for Petersburg begins as Gen Grant assaults Confederate line June 15, 1864 Capt Mendell begins building 640m long ponton bridge over James R Va June 15, 1864 Congress passes legislation equalizing pay for Black soldiers June 15, 1864 Robert E. Lee's home area, Arlington, Virginia, becomes a military cemetery June 15, 1863 2nd battle at Winchester Va, ends in Federal defeat; 1350 casualities June 15, 1862 Gen JEB Stuart completes his "ride around McClellan" June 15, 1861 Johnston evacuates Harpers Ferry June 15, 1860 1st White settlement in Idaho, Franklin June 15, 1857 San Francisco Water Works organized June 15, 1851 Jacob Fussell, Baltimore dairyman, sets up 1st ice-cream factory June 15, 1846 Oregon Treaty signed, setting US-British boundary at 49 degrees N June 15, 1844 Goodyear patents vulcanization of rubber June 15, 1836 Arkansas becomes 25th state June 15, 1834 Rioters in Safed Palestine kills many Jews June 15, 1808 Jozef Napoleon becomes king of Spain June 15, 1804 12th amendment ratified; deals with manner of choosing president June 15, 1802 Toussaint L'Ouverture leaves Haiti, prisoner on French ship Heros June 15, 1785 2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident June 15, 1779 General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, Bronx June 15, 1775 George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army June 15, 1762 Austria uses 1st paper currency June 15, 1752 Ben Franklin's performs his kite-flying experiment June 15, 1741 Capt Bering leaves Petropavlovsk, sailing to America June 15, 1664 New Jersey established June 15, 1643 Able Tasmania returns to Batavia after discovering Tasmania June 15, 1626 King Charles I disbands English parliament June 15, 1590 Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther June 15, 1567 Battle at Carberry Scot: Protestant troops beat Earl Bothwells army June 15, 1567 Genoa Italy expels Jews June 15, 1389 Battle of Kossovo; Turks defeat Serbs, Bosnians June 15, 1246 Battle at Leitha: Hungary-Austrian June 15, 1219 King Valdemar brought victory for Denmark June 15, 1215 King John signs Magna Carta at Runnymede, England June 15, 1094 Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar [El Cid] occupies Valencia on the Moren |