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Today in History highlights landmark events across centuries
On June 15, 1967 the calendar marks the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215, Franklin’s electricity experiment in 1752, Washington’s Continental Army command in 1775, Arkansas admission in 1836, the General Slocum disaster in 1904, and shifts in World War II and Cold War era diplomacy.
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John of England
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
George Washington
Continental Army
Arkansas
New York
Manhattan Island
France
U.S. Supreme Court
Britain
Soviet Union
United States