Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
November 15
| 1315 | Swiss soldiers ambush and slaughter invading Austrians in the battle of Morgarten. | |
| 1533 | The explorer Francisco Pizarro enters Cuzco, Peru. | |
| 1626 | The Pilgrim Fathers, who have settled in New Plymouth, buy out their London investors. | |
| 1777 | The Articles of Confederation, instituting perpetual union of the United States of America, are adopted by Congress. | |
| 1805 | Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and their party reach the mouth of the Columbia River, completing their trek to the Pacific. | |
| 1806 | Explorer Zebulon Pike discovers the Colorado Peak that bears his name, despite the fact that he didn't climb it. | |
| 1864 | Union Major General William T. Sherman's troops set fires that destroy much of Atlanta. | |
| 1881 | The American Federation of Labor is founded. | |
| 1909 | M. Metrot takes off in a Voisin biplane from Algiers, making the first manned flight in Africa. | |
| 1917 | Kerensky flees and Bolsheviks take command in Moscow. | |
| 1920 | Forty-one nations open the first League of Nations session in Geneva.. | |
| 1922 | It is announced that Dr. Alexis Carrel has discovered white corpuscles. | |
| 1930 | General strikes and riots paralyze Madrid, Spain. | |
| 1937 | Eighteen lawsuits are brought against the Tennessee Valley Authority, calling for its dissolution. | |
| 1942 | An American fleet defeats a Japanese naval force in a clash off Guadalcanal. | |
| 1946 | The 17th Paris Air Show opens at the Grand Palais des Champs-Elysees. It is the first show of this kind since World War II. | |
| 1952 | Newark Airport in New Jersey reopens after closing earlier in the year because of an increase in accidents. | |
| 1957 | Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev asserts Soviet superiority in missiles, challenging the United States to a rocket-range shooting match. | |
| 1960 | The first submarine with nuclear missiles, USS George Washington, takes to sea from Charleston, South Carolina. | |
| 1962 | Cuba threatens to down U.S. planes on reconnaissance flights over its territory. | |
| 1963 | Argentina voids all foreign oil contracts. | |
| 1965 | In the second day of combat, regiments of the 1st Cavalry Division battle on Landing Zones X-Ray against North Vietnamese forces in the Ia Drang Valley. | |
| 1969 | A quarter of a million anti-Vietnam War demonstrators march in Washington, D.C. | |
| 1976 | A Syrian peace force takes control of Beirut, Lebanon. | |
| 1984 | Baby Fae dies 20 days after receiving a baboon heart transplant in Loma Linda, California. | |
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Born on November 15 |
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| 1708 | William Pitt the Elder, secretary of state of England whose strategies helped win the Seven Years War. | |
| 1738 | Sir William Hershel, British astronomer who discovered Uranus. | |
| 1887 | Georgia O'Keefe, American artist. | |
| 1891 | Erwin Rommel, German field marshal in World War II. | |
| 1942 | Daniel Barenboim, Israeli pianist and conductor. | |
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Hi, it says you cover entertainment, but I don't see anything from entertainment.
On November 15, 1958, film legend Tyrone Power died in Spain. Since it made international front page headlines (see example) it bears a mention. Thanks.
example: http://tinyurl.com/859oedn