Key events on June 15: The Second Continental Congress appointed George Washington head of the Continental Army in 1775. In 1904, the PS General Slocum steamboat disaster occurred in New York, causing over 1,000 deaths.
Vat Savitri 2024: Vat Savitri, observed during Jyeshtha Amavasya, is a festival where women fast and pray for the longevity, health, and prosperity of their husbands.