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What Happened On June 15

Q: What happened on June 15?

763 BC: Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. 1520: Leo X issued the papal bull Exsurge Domine, censuring 41 propositions from Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses and subsequent writings, and threatening him with excommunication unless he recanted. 1567: Mary, Queen of Scots, and her new husband Bothwell are confronted by disgruntled Scottish nobles in the encounter at Carberry Hill. The stand-off ends with the surrender of queen Mary. 1520: Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine. 1944: World War II: The United States Army Air Forces began the first air raid of its strategic bombing campaign against the Japanese archipelago, although little damage was caused. 1921: Bessie Coleman (pictured) became the first Black person to earn an international pilot's license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. 1920: Three African-American circus workers were lynched by a mob in Duluth, Minnesota, a crime that shocked the country for having taken place in the Northern United States. 763 BC: The Bur-Sagale eclipse was observed in Assyria, the earliest solar eclipse mentioned in historical sources that has been successfully identified. 1972: Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z is destroyed by a bomb over Pleiku, Vietnam (then South Vietnam) and kills 81 people. 1919: John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.

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763 BC Oddly true
Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1520 Oddly true
Leo X issued the papal bull Exsurge Domine, censuring 41 propositions from Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses and subsequent writings, and threatening him with excommunication unless he recanted.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1567 Oddly true
Mary, Queen of Scots, and her new husband Bothwell are confronted by disgruntled Scottish nobles in the encounter at Carberry Hill. The stand-off ends with the surrender of queen Mary.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1520 Oddly true
Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1944 First ever
World War II: The United States Army Air Forces began the first air raid of its strategic bombing campaign against the Japanese archipelago, although little damage was caused.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1921 First ever
Bessie Coleman (pictured) became the first Black person to earn an international pilot's license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1920 Oddly true
Three African-American circus workers were lynched by a mob in Duluth, Minnesota, a crime that shocked the country for having taken place in the Northern United States.
Read more →
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
763 BC Oddly true
The Bur-Sagale eclipse was observed in Assyria, the earliest solar eclipse mentioned in historical sources that has been successfully identified.
Read more →
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1972 Oddly true
Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z is destroyed by a bomb over Pleiku, Vietnam (then South Vietnam) and kills 81 people.
Read more →
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1919 First ever
John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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2013A bomb explodes on a bus in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 25 people and wounding 22 others. Wikipedia →
1996The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonates a powerful truck bomb in the middle of Manchester, England, devastating the city centre and injuring 200 people. Wikipedia →
1992The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries. Wikipedia →
1991In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, killing over 800 people. Wikipedia →
1988The Ariane 4 rocket is launched on its maiden flight. Wikipedia →
1977After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections take place in Spain. Wikipedia →
1972Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z is destroyed by a bomb over Pleiku, Vietnam (then South Vietnam) and kills 81 people. Wikipedia →
1944World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate. Wikipedia →
1944In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America. Wikipedia →
1940World War II: Operation Aerial begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation. Wikipedia →
1920Following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark. Wikipedia →
1919John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland. Wikipedia →
1904A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000. Wikipedia →
1896One of the deadliest tsunamis in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people. Wikipedia →
1864American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins. Wikipedia →
1859Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between American and British/Canadian settlers. Wikipedia →
1846The Oregon Treaty extends the border between the United States and British North America, established by the Treaty of 1818, westward to the Pacific Ocean. Wikipedia →
1834The looting of Safed commences. Wikipedia →
1826In the Auspicious Incident, the Janissary mutiny against Sultan Mahmud II is defeated and the Janissary corps is disbanded as a result. Wikipedia →
1804New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document. Wikipedia →
1607Virginia colonists finish building James's Fort, to defend against Spanish and Native American attacks. Wikipedia →
1567Mary, Queen of Scots, and her new husband Bothwell are confronted by disgruntled Scottish nobles in the encounter at Carberry Hill. The stand-off ends with the surrender of queen Mary. Wikipedia →
1520Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine. Wikipedia →
1410In a decisive battle at Onon River, the Mongol forces of Oljei Temur were decimated by the Chinese armies of the Yongle Emperor. Wikipedia →
1410Ottoman Interregnum: Süleyman Çelebi defeats his brother Musa Çelebi outside the Byzantine capital, Constantinople. Wikipedia →
1389The Ottomans under Sultan Murad I defeat a Serb army under Lazar of Serbia in the battle of Kosovo. Both leaders are killed in the battle. Wikipedia →
1312At the Battle of Rozgony, King Charles I of Hungary wins a decisive victory over the family of Palatine Amade Aba. Wikipedia →
1310The Tiepolo conspiracy, seeking to seize power in the Republic of Venice, is thwarted after bloody street clashes in Venice. The suppression of the revolt will lead to the creation of the Council of Ten. Wikipedia →
1285The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice conclude a treaty. Apart from agreeing on a ten year truce, the Venetians are alloted a commercial quarter in Constantinople and are restored to earlier privileges. Wikipedia →
1246With the death of Frederick II, Duke of Austria, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria. Wikipedia →
1219Northern Crusades: Danish victory at the Battle of Lindanise (modern-day Tallinn) establishes the Danish Duchy of Estonia. Wikipedia →
1215King John of England puts his seal to Magna Carta. Wikipedia →
1184The naval Battle of Fimreite is won by the Birkebeiner pretender Sverre Sigurdsson. Sigurdsson takes the Norwegian throne and King Magnus V of Norway is killed. Wikipedia →
923Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy. Wikipedia →
844Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II. Wikipedia →
763 BCAssyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. Wikipedia →

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