On This Day:
Sunday June 15, 2014 This is the 166th day of the year, with 199 days remaining in 2014. Fact of the Day: cabbage Cabbage is a widely cultivated vegetable of the family Cruciferae. Wild or sea cabbage, a perennial with broad, thick curly leaves, first grew in coastal regions of western Europe and was originally valued for its medicinal properties. Through cultivation and selection, white, green, and red varieties of cabbage were produced, as well as many other related vegetables - including broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower. The word cabbage, which entered English around 1440, is ultimately derived from Latin caput, "head."
Holidays Feast day of St. Trillo, St. Vitus and his Companions, St. Bardo, St. Aleydia, St. Germaine Cousin of Pibrac, St. Hesychius of Durostorum, St. Landelinus, St. Edburga of Winchester, St. Tatian Dulas, and St. Orsiesus.
Delaware: Separation Day.
Idaho: Pioneer Day.
Events 1215 - King John put his seal to Magna Carta at Runnymede, England, a peace treaty between John and his barons, guaranteeing that the king would respect feudal rights and privileges, uphold the freedom of the church, and maintain the nation's laws.
1752 - Benjamin Franklin flew the kite with a key tied to its string and proved that lightning contained electricity.
1775 - The Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to appoint George Washington as head of the Continental Army.
1836 - Arkansas became the 25th state.
1844 - Charles Goodyear received a patent for his process to strengthen rubber; it was disputed in court and the decisive victory not reached until 1852.
1846 - Representatives of Great Britain and the United States signed the Oregon Treaty, which established the US-Canadian border.
1864 - Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton signed an order establishing a national military burial ground, which became Arlington National Cemetery.
1956 - Fifteen-year-old John Lennon (b. 9 October 1940) of the music group, The Quarrymen, met 13-year-old Paul McCartney (b. 18 June 1942) and invited him to join the group.
1969 - "Hee Haw" premiered on TV.
1994 - Israel and Vatican City establish full diplomatic relations.
2003 - Accounting firm Arthur Andersen was convicted of obstruction of justice in the wake of the 2001 Enron scandal.
Births 1902 - Erik Erikson, German-born American psychoanalyst.
1914 - Saul Steinberg, Romanian-born American cartoonist and illustrator.
1937 - Waylon Jennings, American country music singer.
1954 - James Belushi, American actor.
1958 - Wade Boggs, American baseball hall-of-famer.
1964 - Courteney Cox Arquette, American actress and former fashion model.
Deaths 1467 - Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy.
1995 - John Vincent Atanasoff, American computer pioneer.
1996 - Ella Fitzgerald, American jazz vocalist.
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