It happened on a… June 15

Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to successfully tightrope walk over Niagara Falls.

NBA Draft: St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (Akron, Ohio) small forward LeBron James first pick by Cleveland Cavaliers

Birth of the first federal political party in Canada that supports Quebec nationalism, le Bloc Québécois.

Bob Dylan records single “Like a Rolling Stone”.

Fire kills 35 elderly persons at l'Hospice Ste-Cunégond.

Canada's Maritime Provinces switch from Eastern to Atlantic time.

World's first moving pictures caught on camera (used 12 cameras, each taking 1 picture) done to see if all 4 of a horse's hooves leave the ground.

Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.

The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.

Colonists in North America completed James Fort in Jamestown, VA.

Dannebrog is the flag of Denmark and the oldest national flag in the world. .