Today in History

    What happened on the 15th of May in history?

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    • 1602
      Cape Cod discovered by English navigator Batholomew Gosnold
    • 1618
      Johannes Kepler discovers his harmonics law
    • 1753
      Whitsunday Term Day
    • 1836
      Francis Baily observes "Baily's Beads" during annular solar eclipse
    • 1856
      2nd SF Vigilance Committee organized
    • 1886
      American poet Emily Dickinson died
    • 1911
      Sup Court dissolves Standard Oil violates Sherman Antitrust Act
    • 1918
      US Airmail service begins (Wash DC - Philadelphia & NY)
    • 1930
      Ellen Church 1st airline stewardess United flight SF to Cheyenne
    • 1934
      Dept of Justice offers $25 -000 reward for Dillinger - dead or alive
    • 1940
      1st nylon stockings sold in US
    • 1941
      Yanks win 13-1 Joe DiMaggio starts 56 game hitting streak
    • 1957
      18 -000 people at Madison Sq Garden-Billy Graham launched a crusade
    • 1958
      USSR launched Sputnik III
    • 1963
      Gordon Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7 - end US Project Mercury
    • 1969
      Associate Justice Abe Fortas resigned from Supreme Court
    • 1972
      Ryukyu Islands returned to Japan after 27 years of US control
    • 1972
      George C Wallace shot & left paralyzed by Arthur Bremer
    • 1975
      11th Mayor's Trophy Game - Yanks beat Mets 9-4
    • 1980
      Flyers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs
    • 1981
      Leonard Barker of Cleveland pitches perfect game vs Toronto
    • 1981
      Soyuz 40 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Rumanian) to Salyut 6