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2018

The ashes of renowned physicist and author Stephen Hawking are interred at Westminster in London alongside those of Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.

2012

High-wire artist Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to successfully cross over Niagara Falls on a tightrope.

2003

NBA Draft: St. Vincent–St. Mary High School forward LeBron James is selected as the first overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

1991

The Bloc Québécois, Canada’s first political party supporting Quebec nationalism, is founded.

1965

Bob Dylan records the song “Like a Rolling Stone.”

1951

A fire kills 35 elderly people at the Hospice Ste-Cunégond in Montreal.

1902

Canada’s Maritime provinces adopt Atlantic Standard Time.

1844

Charles Goodyear invents vulcanization, a process that makes rubber elastic.

1667

The first blood transfusion is performed by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.

1607

American colonists complete the construction of Fort James in Jamestown, VA.

1219

The Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark, is unveiled. It is the oldest national flag in the world.

It happened on… June 15

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