15 June 2021: This day in history
763 BC Assyrians record a solar eclipse that will be used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history 1215 King John signs Magna Carta at Runnymede, near Windsor, England 1775 George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, the day after Congress establishes the force 1896 Tsunami strikes Shinto festival on beach at Sanriku, Japan; 27,000 are killed, 9,000 injured and 13,000 houses […]