This Day in History: June 15th

This Day in History: King John puts his royal seal on a document which will change the course of history for people around the world, approving the Magna Carta, 1215; George Washington is unanimously voted to lead the Continental Army, 1775; Delaware- or "the lower counties of the Delaware below Philadelphia" as they were known then as part of Pennsylvania- vote to declare independence from not only the Keystone State, but also England, 1776; Charles Goodyear gets a patent for the vulcanizaion of rubber, thus allowing the future development of tires for hot rods, muscle cars, the family station wagon and every other sort of motorized contraption to ride smoothly even on rough roads, 1844; the U.S. and Great Britain sign the Oregon Treaty, finally establishing the American border with the northern territories (Canada) at the 49th parallel, 1846