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Today in History
August 15

1261   Constantinople falls to Michael VIII of Nicea and his army.
1385   John of Portugal defeats John of Castile at the Battle of Aljubarrota.
1598   Hugh O’Neill, the Earl of Tyrone, leads an Irish force to victory over the British at Battle of Yellow Ford.
1760   Frederick II defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Liegnitz.
1864   The Confederate raider Tallahassee captures six Federal ships off New England.
1872   The first ballot voting in England is conducted.
1914   The Panama Canal opens to traffic.
1935   American comedian and "cowboy philosopher" Will Rogers dies in an airplane accident, along with American aviation pioneer Wiley Post.
1942   The Japanese submarine I-25 departs Japan with a floatplane in its hold which will be assembled upon arriving off the West Coast of the United States, and used to bomb U.S. forests.
1944   American, British and French forces land on the southern coast of France, between Toulon and Cannes, in Operation Dragoon.
1945   Gasoline and fuel oil rationing ends in the United States.
1947   Britain grants independence to India and Pakistan.
1950   Two U.S. divisions are badly mauled by the North Korean Army at the Battle of the Bowling Alley in South Korea, which rages on for five more days.
1969   Over 400,000 young people attend a weekend of rock music at Woodstock, New York.

Born on August 15
1769   Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France (1804-1815) and military leader.
1771   Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist who wrote Ivanhoe and Rob Roy.
1888   T.E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia for his military exploits against the Turks in World War I.
1912   Julia Child, American chef and television personality.
1924   Robert Bolt, English screenwriter and playwright best known for A Man for all Seasons.
1938   Maxine Waters, congresswoman from California, second African-American woman to be elected to congress.

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