June 15, when Assyrians recorded a solar eclipse that was later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history (look out for tonight's eclipse!) (763 BC), when King John of England put his seal on the Magna Carta (1215), when the first human blood transfusion was administered (1667), when the first ever air crash occurred due to a hot air balloon explosion during an attempt to cross the English Channel (1785), and when the Smoky Mountains National Park was founded (1934); it’s also when Helen Hunt (1963), Courtney Cox (1964), and Ice Cube (1969) were born, and when Ella Fitzgerald died (1996). It's Arbor Day in Costa Rica, Flag Day in Denmark, Separation Day in Delaware, and Statehood Day in Arkansas. But what about New Orleans? Funny you should ask:

June 13, when Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora against the Roman Catholic Church's celibacy rule (1525), when Rhode Island became the first colony to ban the importation of slaves (1774), when the first sodium vapor lamps were installed (1933), when the Supreme Court ruled that criminal suspects first and foremost had to be informed of their constitutional rights, in the Miranda vs. Arizona decision (1966), when Christo (1935), Steve-O (1974), and the Olsen Twins (1986) were born, and when King of Swing Benny Goodman died (1986). Today, either get down with a ‘Full House’ marathon at home, or go out and do this: