1215 King John signs Magna Carta at Runnymede, near Windsor, England 1775 George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, the day after Congress establishes the force 1896 Tsunami strikes Shinto festival on beach at Sanriku, Japan; 27,000 are killed, 9,000 injured and 13,000 houses destroyed 1940 World War II: France surrenders to NAZI Germany, German troops occupy Paris 1991 Climactic eruption of the Mount Pinatubo volcano in the Philippines, the second-largest volcanic eruption on Earth of the 20th century | 
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