Historical Events
- First night game at Briggs Stadium, Detroit: Tigers beat Philadelphia A's, 4-1
Bradman Out For a Duck
In his farewell Ashes Tour, Don Bradman is out for a duck (0) in the Australian 2nd innings, but tourists win 1st Test against England by 8 wickets at Nottingham
- WPIX TV channel 11 in NYC, NY (IND) begins broadcasting
- WTNH TV channel 8 in New Haven, CT (ABC) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- Champ Summers, baseball player
- Leah Kunkel (née Cohen), American singer-songwriter (Coyote Sisters), session vocalist (Jackson Browne; Art Garfunkel), and entertaimnet lawyer, born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Mike Holmgren, American NFL coach and executive (Super Bowl 1996, Green Bay Packers; Seattle Seahawks; Cleveland Browns), born in San Francisco, California
About June 15, 1948
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 75 years, 3 months and 16 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Gemini
