Today in History: June 15

Today is Wednesday, June 15, the 167th day of 2016. There are 199 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 15, 1836, Arkansas became the 25th state.
On this date:
In 1215, England’s King John put his seal to Magna Carta (“the Great Charter”) at Runnymede.
In 1775, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to appoint George Washington head of the Continental Army.
In 1849, James Polk, the 11th president of the United States, died in Nashville, T