CoM Moderators Posted June 15 Posted June 15 1924 - J. Edgar Hoover assumes leadership of the FBI 1950 - Dutch police seize condoms 1960 - "The Apartment" directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay 1961) 1961 - Expansion Washington Senators are 30-30, latest date an expansion team will be at .500, Washington will lose their next 10 games 1963 - Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion resigns 1963 - American Leonard "Buddy" Edelen runs world record marathon (2:14:28) at Polytechnic Marathon (from Windsor to Chiswick, England) 1992 - Dan Quayle, relying on faulty card, erroneously instructs Trenton NJ, elementary student to spell "potato," "potatoe" during spelling bee 2015 - 800 year anniversary of "the birthplace of modern democracy", the signing of the Magna Carta by King John at Runymede, England 2015 - Stanley Cup Final, United Center, Chicago, IL: Chicago Blackhawks defeat Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-0 for a 4-2 series victory; Blackhawks' 6th Championship 2017 - New record set for price of a parking lot in Hong Kong - $664,000 More Historical Events »
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