May 15 - The Day in History

May 15 : General Interest 1937: Madeleine Albright is born On this day in 1937, Madeleine Albright, America's first female secretary of state, is born Maria Jana Korbelova in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic)... read more American Revolution 1781 : Continentals capture Fort Granby, South Carolina http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/continentals-capture-fort-granby-south-carolina Automotive 1942 : Seventeen states put gasoline rationing into effect http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/seventeen-states-put-gasoline-rationing-into-effect Civil War 1864 : VMI cadets fight in Battle of New Market http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-new-market-virginia Cold War 1988 : Soviets begin withdrawal from Afghanistan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-begin-withdrawal-from-afghanistan Crime 1976 : A young woman and her married lover kill her family http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-young-woman-and-her-married-lover-kill-her-family Disaster 1896 : Tornado decimates Texas town http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tornado-decimates-texas-town General Interest 1756 : The Seven Years War begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-seven-years-war-begins 1941 : First Allied jet flies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-allied-jet-flies 1963 : The flight of Faith 7 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-flight-of-ifaith-7i 1972 : Governor George Wallace shot http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/governor-george-wallace-shot Hollywood 2008 : Celebrity private detective Anthony Pellicano found guilty http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/celebrity-private-detective-anthony-pellicano-found-guilty Literary 11890 : Katherine Anne Porter is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/katherine-anne-porter-is-born Music 1982 : "Ebony And Ivory" begins a seven-week run at #1 on the pop charts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quotebony-and-ivoryquot-begins-a-seven-week-run-at-1-on-the-pop-charts Old West 1856 : Second vigilante committee organizes in San Francisco http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/second-vigilante-committee-organizes-in-san-francisco Presidential 1800 : President John Adams orders federal government to Washington, D.C. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-john-adams-orders-federal-government-to-washington-dc 1942 : Ronald Reagan applies for transfer to Army Air Force http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ronald-reagan-applies-for-transfer-to-army-air-force Sports 1973 : Nolan Ryan pitches first no-hitter http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nolan-ryan-pitches-first-no-hitter Vietnam War 1967 : U.S. positions south of the DMZ come under heavy fire http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-positions-south-of-the-dmz-come-under-heavy-fire 1970 : Air Force sergeant awarded Medal of Honor http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/air-force-sergeant-awarded-medal-of-honor World War I 1916 : Austrians launch massive offensive on Trentino Front http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/austrians-launch-massive-offensive-on-trentino-front World War II 1942 : Legislation creating the Women's Army Corps becomes law http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/legislation-creating-the-womens-army-corps-becomes-law

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