On This Day for June 15 - Magna Carta sealed by King John, Edvard Grieg is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. June 15 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Edvard Grieg READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1215 Magna Carta sealed by King John READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2007: After more than 30 years, American game show host Bob Barker stepped down as host of The Price Is Right. [Sort fact from fiction in our pop culture quiz.] 1996: American singer Ella Fitzgerald—who was known for her enormous vocal range and inventive interpretations, in both ballads and jazz improvisations known as scat—died at age 79. [ How much do you know about female jazz singers?] 1864: Arlington National Cemetery was established when 200 acres (81 hectares) of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's estate in Virginia—which had been seized by the U.S. government—was authorized for a national cemetery. [ Read about nine notable cemeteries.] 1861: Austrian contralto Ernestine Schumann-Heink, one of the principal interpreters of the operas of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss before the outbreak of World War I, was born. [ Take our opera quiz.] 1944: During World War II, U.S. Marines attacked Saipan in the Mariana Islands. [Test your knowledge of World War II.] 1846: The United States and Britain signed the Oregon Treaty, establishing the border between Canada and the United States at latitude 49° N. SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1969 Ice Cube American rapper and actor 1953 Xi Jinping president of China 1963 Helen Hunt American actress 1914 Yury Andropov president of Soviet Union 1902 Erik Erikson American psychoanalyst 1950 Lakshmi Mittal Indian businessman SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help