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15 June 2024 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 June 2024 was a Saturday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I Had Some Help” by Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen.
- Top Film of 2024
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 15 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 June 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 June 2024 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 15 June
- 1940 World War II: Operation Aerial begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
- 1944 World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate.
- 1944 In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America.
- 1988 The Ariane 4 rocket is launched on its maiden flight.
- 1992 The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries.
Famous people born on June 15
- Xi Jinping, Chinese engineer and politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of China (born 1953)
- Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer (born 1992)
- Courteney Cox, American actress and producer (born 1964)
- Ice Cube, American rapper, producer, and actor (born 1969)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2024 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 10 – The 96th Academy Awards are held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is nominated for 13 awards and wins seven, including Best Picture.
- April 8 – A total solar eclipse is viewable in the central and northeastern US, with the path of total eclipse over parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
- April 19 – Taylor Swift releases her new double album The Tortured Poets Department. It breaks the record for most-streamed album in a single day and she becomes the most-streamed artist in a single day.
Life in the US in 2024
President
Joe Biden
Gas (per gallon)
$3.31
Loaf of Bread
$3.04
Average House
$420,000
Weekly Wage
$1,145
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