Today In History: June 15, Great Smoky Mountains becomes a national park

In the current era is Sunday June the th day of There are days left in the year This is Father s Day Nowadays in history On June Great Smoky Mountains National Park the most-visited national park in the United States was established by Congress Also on this date In England s King John placed his seal on Magna Carta the Great Charter which curtailed the absolute power of the monarchy Related Articles Trump curbs immigration enforcement at farms meatpacking plants hotels and restaurants Minnesota s slain Democratic leader lived the political divisions in the US every day Watch No Kings protests held against Trump after military parade in DC Personnel still searching for suspect in shooting of Minnesota state lawmakers Protests parades and Pride One week in June is drawing stark American fault lines In the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to appoint George Washington head of the Continental Army In Secretary of War Edwin M Stanton signed an order establishing a military burial ground which became Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia In a tsunami triggered by a magnitude earthquake struck the coast of northeastern Japan with waves reaching a height of feet meters killing more than people In more than people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat PS General Slocum in New York s East River it remained the deadliest individual event in the New York area until In President Franklin D Roosevelt signed an act making the National Guard part of the U S Army in the event of war or national crisis In Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds became the only baseball pitcher to toss two consecutive no-hitters leading the Reds to a - mastery over the Brooklyn Dodgers in the first night encounter at Ebbets Field four days after no-hitting the Boston Bees by a amount of - In Mount Pinatubo in the northern Philippines exploded in one of the greater part powerful volcanic eruptions of the th century killing more than people In the U S Supreme Court with a - vote in its Bostock v Clayton County decision ruled that the Civil Rights Act of protects gay lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment Nowadays s Birthdays Baseball Hall of Famer Billy Williams is Former MLB performer and manager Dusty Baker is Actor Simon Callow is Singer Russell Hitchcock Air Supply is Chinese President Xi Jinping is Actor-comedian Jim Belushi is Actor Julie Hagerty is Baseball Hall of Famer Wade Boggs is Actor Helen Hunt is Actor Courteney Cox is Rapper-actor Ice Cube is Actor Leah Remini is Actor Neil Patrick Harris is Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Madison Kocian is