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June 15th, 2002 | Event | Near earth asteroid 2002 MN missed the Earth by 75,000 miles (120,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon |
June 15th, 1996 | Event | In Manchester, UK, a terrorist bomb injures over 200 people and devastates a large part of the city centre. |
June 15th, 1994 | Event | Israel and Vatican City establish full diplomatic relations. |
June 15th, 1992 | Event | The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Alvarez-Machain that it is permissible for the USA to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the USA for trial, without approval from those other countries. |
June 15th, 1991 | Event | Birth of the first federal political party in Canada that supports Quebec nationalism, le Bloc Quebecois. |
June 15th, 1985 | Event | Rembrandt s painting Danae is attacked by a man later judged insane; he threw sulfuric acid on the canvas and cut it twice with his knife. |
June 15th, 1978 | Event | King Hussein of Jordan weds American Lisa Halaby, who takes the name Queen Noor. |
June 15th, 1962 | Event | Students for a Democratic Society complete the Port Huron Statement. |
June 15th, 1955 | Event | The Eisenhower administration stages the first annual "Operation Alert" (OPAL) exercise, an attempt to assess the USA s preparations for a nuclear attack. |
June 15th, 1954 | Event | UEFA (Union des Associations Europeennes de Football) is formed in Basle, Switzerland. |
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