Significant Historical Events Remembered on June 15

From the Magna Carta to the tragic General Slocum disaster, key moments in history are commemorated today.

In 1215, King John of England signed the Magna Carta, laying the foundation for constitutional monarchy.
The General Slocum steamboat fire in 1904 resulted in over 1,000 deaths in New York's East River.
Ella Fitzgerald, known as the 'first lady of song,' passed away on this day in 1996.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that federal civil rights law protects LGBTQ workers from discrimination.
Mount Pinatubo's 1991 eruption in the Philippines was one of the largest volcanic events of the 20th century.