The Associated PressAviation pioneers John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown crash-land their Vickers Vimy aircraft in a bog near the wireless station at Clifden, Ireland, on June 15, 1919, after they complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight from St. Johns, Newfoundland, to the Irish coast.
Khue Bui, The Associated PressIn a June 15, 1999 photo Rosa Parks smiles during a Capitol Hill ceremony where Parks was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington. Parks would become the first black woman to be honored with a full-length statue in the Capitols Statuary Hall on Wednesday Feb. 27, 2013.
John Rous, The Associated PressPresident John F. Kennedy sits with his wife, Jacqueline, after her arrival back from a trip to Greece as he met her at Washington National Airport on her return, June 15, 1961. The First Lady flew from Athens to Rome and New York aboard a commercial airliner, and from New York to Washington in the President's private plane, the Caroline. President Kennedy, who has been suffering from sore back as a result of a tree-planting in Canada recently, did not get out of the White House car as they met.
The Associated PressScreaming mobs of Japanese radical students invaded parliament grounds and engaged in a bloody free-for-all with police using fire hoses and clubs in Tokyo, June 15, 1960. Shouting against pro-American Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and hurling chunks of pavement at some 1,000 police, hundreds of students surged into the grounds through the south gate after tearing down the heavy gates and setting fire to a police truck blocking their way. More than 300 were reported injured and two dead, one confirmed, in worst flare-up of violence since Japan's left wing launched a massive campaign against the prime minister and the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty. Rioting leftists Zengakuren and police betting in front of the south gate of the Diet Building.
Jim Mone, The Associated PressBob Crisman and Karl Bachman, National parks Service rangers, do some preservation work on the Jefferson sculpture of the presidential monument at Black Hills' Mount Rushmore, SD, June 15, 1992. The Mount Rushmore Preservation Fund upgrades the facility annually.
Paul Vathis, The Associated PressRonald Reagan, left, Republican candidate for governor of California and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, are all smiles as they are interviewed by newsmen outside Eisenhower's Gettysburg, Penn., office, June 15, 1966. Reagan paid a courtesy call on the former president and discussed politics.
The Associated PressChief Aviation Ordnancemen Daryl G. Owens, Lake Bluff, Ill., left, and Francis S. Mahaley, Salisbury, N.C., chalk a humorous note to communist forces in Korea on an anti-tank rocket, June 15, 1951. It will be delivered by one of the pilots of the "Starbusters" jet squadron attached to the Aircraft Carries USS Boxer.
The Associated PressPresident Herbert Hoover enacts farm relief into law by signing the farm relief bill, June 15, 1929 in Washington. Standing, left to right: Chairman Charles L. McNary of the Senate Agriculture Committee; Vice President Charles Curtis; Rep. David H. Kincheloe of Kentucky; Rep. Fred S. Purnell of Indiana; Speaker Nicholas Longworth; and Chairman Gilbert N. Haugen, of the House Agriculture Committee.
Mills , The Associated PressA Mongolian chieftain with his little son in Mongolia on June 15, 1935.
The Associated PressJesse Owens, African American ace of Ohio State, crosses the tape in the 100-yard event of the track meet with Southern California at Los Angeles on June 15, 1935. Owens time was 9.7 seconds "slow" time for the star. George Boone, Southern California, was second.
Charles Bennett, The Associated PressBroken mannequins litter the street on Chicago's west side on Monday, June 15, 1992 after a Chicago Bulls victory celebration turned violent Sunday night. The celebration turned sour late Sunday after fans erupted into the streets where looting, fires, and violence were reported following the Bulls second consecutive NBA championship.
The Associated PressBoxer Joe Louis, heavyweight, hurls the medicine ball during his training session at Pompton Lakes, N.Y. on June 15, 1935. The heavyweight was nearly in top form for his fight with Primo Carnera later in June.
The Associated PressCivilians scurry for shelter through the streets of Bilbao, northern Spain, during an air raid, June 15, 1937.
David Guttenfelder, The Associated PressA young man forces the blade of a knife into his eye as a show of his mystical powers to the people in his village Badasso, Ivory Coast , Saturday, June 15, 1996. The Abidjis ethnic group hold an annual ceremony called "Dipris" to demonstrate their physical and mystical powers and to honor their ancestors who pass on these strengths from the dead. Beginning from early morning citizens of Badasso walk the streets in a trance like state. Men, who believe they are immune to pain and injury, plunge knives into their bodies and women writhe on the ground possessed by the spirits of their ancestors.
Itsuo Inouye, The Associated PressA South Korean student sprays a flaming aerosol can as riot police respond with a fire extinguisher during an anti-government demonstration at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea, June 15, 1987.
Joe Caneva, The Associated PressCarrot cream pie is the dessert as movie horses Flicka, Trigger, and Thunderhead dine at the Hotel Sheraton in New York on June 15, 1947. Trigger, in New York for the rodeo his pal, Roy Rogers, is putting on at the Polo Grounds, played host to his friends of the Hollywood horsey set. Florence McIlvaine, left, and Clare Trzaka feed Flicka, while Mimi Bojack and Roy Rogers serve Trigger. Thunderhead, in background, neighs his approval of the dessert.
Denis Paquin, The Associated PressLucy Spelman, associate veterinarian at the National Zoo, watches as an anesthesiologist gets ready to put a tracheal tube down the esophagus of Gus, a 15-year-old, 370-pound adult male gorilla, Saturday, June 15, 1996 at National Zoo in Washington.
Henri Huet, The Associated PressAn American soldier, right, is positioned over his rifle as he protects his wounded buddy crouched in front of a log in the thick mud during battle against North Vietnamese in War Zone D near Phuoc Vinh, Vietnam, June 15, 1967. The B Company of the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Division fought a 30-minute battle and lost 6 men with 12 wounded. Another marine can be seen behind the log.
Daemmrich, The Associated PressCountry singer Willie Nelson second from left, crosses the finish line at the first annual Willie Nelson distance classic on Sunday, June 15, 1980 at the Pedernales Country near Lake Travis in Austin, Texas. Nelson finished the hilly, 6.2 mile course one hour, 7 minutes and 45 seconds. More than 1,000 runners competed.
Sam Mircovich,Pool, The Associated PressDefense attorney Robert Shapiro wields a knife during the morning session Thursday, June 15, 1995, of the O.J. Simpson double-murder trial in Los Angeles. During cross-examination of Los Angeles County Coroner Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, Shapiro was demonstrating the many ways a knife could be handled. Prosecuting attorney Brian Kelberg is in background.
Toby Talbot, The Associated PressBen Cohen, one of the founders of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, stands in a freezer at his ice cream plant in Waterbury, Vt., on June 15, 1987.
Idaho State Journal, Kelton Hatch, The Associated PressA crew of men and women catch a ride on a semi-truck loaded with sandbags near Blackfoot, Idaho Sunday, June 15, 1997, as they continue to fight the swollen Snake River. Crews worked to strengthen dikes along the flooded river in eastern Idaho, where water has covered thousands of acres of crop land and forced some people from their homes.
The Associated PressHeavyweight Champion r Michael Spinks expresses his delight after his 5th round Technical Knockout of Gerry Cooney in Atlantic City, N.J., June 15, 1987.
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Aviation pioneers John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown crash-land their Vickers Vimy aircraft in a bog near the wireless station at Clifden, Ireland, on June 15, 1919, after they complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight from St. Johns, Newfoundland, to the Irish coast.
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A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on June 15.





















