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Today is Sunday, June 15, the 167th day of 2008. There are 199 days left in the year. This is Father's Day.
Today's Highlight in History:
On June 15, 1215, England's King John put his seal to Magna Carta ("the Great Charter") at Runnymede.
On this date:
In 1520, Pope Leo X threatened to excommunicate Martin Luther if he did not recant his religious beliefs.
In 1775, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to appoint George Washington head of the Continental Army.
In 1836, Arkansas became the 25th state.
In 1844, Charles Goodyear received a patent for his process to vulcanize rubber.
In 1849, James Polk, the 11th president of the United States, died in Nashville, Tenn.
In 1864, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton signed an order establishing a military burial ground, which became Arlington National Cemetery.
In 1904, more than 1,000 people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York's East River.
In 1944, American forces began their successful invasion of Saipan during World War II. Meanwhile, B-29 Superfortresses made their first raids on Japan.
In 1978, King Hussein of Jordan married 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who became Queen Noor.
In 1993, former Texas Gov. John Connally, who was wounded in the gunfire that killed President Kennedy, died at age 76.
Ten years ago: NATO fighter jets staged a show of force meant to pressure Yugoslav forces to end their attacks on ethnic Albanians in Kosovo province. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state prison inmates are protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Five years ago: With a deadline passed for Iraqis to hand in heavy weapons, U.S. forces fanned out across Iraq to seize arms and put down potential foes. The San Antonio Spurs won the NBA championship, defeating the New Jersey Nets 88-77 in Game 6. Golfer Jim Furyk won the U.S. Open. Actor Hume Cronyn died in Fairfield, Conn., at age 91.
One year ago: During his ethics trial, a tearful Mike Nifong announced he would resign as district attorney of Durham County, N.C., after admitting that he'd made improper statements about three Duke University lacrosse players who were once charged with raping a stripper. (The players were later declared innocent by state prosecutors.) Hamas both mocked and reached out to its defeated Fatah rivals on its first day in full control of Gaza. Retired "Price Is Right" host Bob Barker won his 19th Daytime Emmy. In Tulsa, Okla., a crane lifted out a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere that had been buried in an underground concrete vault half a century earlier to celebrate 50 years of statehood.
Today's Birthdays: Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo is 76. Actor Aron Kincaid is 68. Rock musician Lee Dorman (Iron Butterfly) is 66. Rock singer-actor Johnny Hallyday is 65. Singer Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply) is 59. Rock singer Steve Walsh (Kansas) is 57. Comedian-actor Jim Belushi is 54. Country singer Terri Gibbs is 54. Actress Julie Hagerty is 53. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Wade Boggs is 50. Actress Eileen Davidson is 49. Bluegrass musician Terry Smith is 48. Actress Helen Hunt is 45. Rock musician Scott Rockenfield (Queensryche) is 45. Actress Courteney Cox is 44. Country musician Tony Ardoin is 44. Country musician Michael Britt (Lonestar) is 42. Contemporary Christian musician Rob Mitchell is 42. Rock musician Jimmy McD is 40. Actor-rapper Ice Cube is 39. Actress Leah Remini is 38. Actor Jake Busey is 37. Bluegrass singer-musician Jamie Johnson is 36. Rock musician T-Bone Willy (Save Ferris) is 36. Actor Neil Patrick Harris is 35. Rock singer Dryden Mitchell (Alien Ant Farm) is
32. Rock musician Billy Martin (Good Charlotte) is 27. Actor Denzel Whitaker is 18.
Thought for Today: "Faith and doubt both are needed - not as antagonists, but working side by side - to take us around the unknown curve." - Lillian Smith, American author (1897-1966).
By The Associated Press
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