On June 15, 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 1864, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton signed an order establishing a military burial ground, which became Arlington National Cemetery.

In 1967, California Gov. Ronald Reagan signed a bill liberalizing his state's abortion law.

In 2002, a jury in Houston convicted accounting firm Arthur Andersen of obstruction of justice, giving a first victory to prosecutors investigating the sudden collapse of energy-trader Enron.

In 2006, the death toll of U.S. servicemen and women in Iraq war reached 2,500.

BIRTHDAYS

Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo is 75.

Comedian-actor Jim Belushi is 53.

Actress Helen Hunt is 44.

Actress Courteney Cox is 43.

Actor-rapper Ice Cube (right) is 38.

Bluegrass singer-musician Jamie Johnson is 35.

Actor Neil Patrick Harris is 34.

Rock musician Billy Martin (Good Charlotte) is 26.