What Happened on Jul 15

The French National Guard is created

The National Guard (French: la Garde nationale) was the name given at the time of the French Revolution to the militias formed in each city, in... Read more

Sloat Transfers His Command To Robert F. Stockton

Commodore John Drake Sloat, upon hearing of imminent war and the revolt in Sonoma, ordered his naval and marine forces to occupy Yerba Buena... Read more

Battle of Apache Pass - Union Soldiers Fight Apache Warriors

The Battle of Apache Pass was fought at Apache Pass in Arizona, United States, between Apache warriors and the California Column as it marched from... Read more

Shohola Train Wreck

The Great Shohola train wreck occurred on July 15, 1864 during the American Civil War on the broad gauge Erie Railroad 1½ miles west of Shohola,... Read more

Second Battle Of The Marne

The Second Battle of the Marne (French: 2e Bataille de la Marne), or Battle of Reims (15 July to 6 August 1918) was the last major German Spring... Read more

Battle of Uman

The "Battle of Uman" (July 15 – August 8, 1941) was an English name given to the German encirclement of the 6th (General Lieutenant I.N.... Read more

Nelson Mandela marries Evelyn Mase

Mandela's first marriage was to Evelyn Ntoko Mase who, like Mandela, was also from what later became the Transkei area of South Africa, although... Read more

Second Battle of the Odon

As preparation for Goodwood was under way, Second Army launched two preliminary operations. The purpose of these operations, Montgomery stated was... Read more

"Die Hard" Is Released

Die Hard is a 1988 action film and the first in the Die Hard film series. The film was produced by Lawrence and Charles Gordon, along with Joel... Read more

Overkill releases W.F.O.

W.F.O. (Wide Fucking Open) is the seventh full-length album by thrash metal band Overkill, released in September 1994 on Atlantic Records. The... Read more

The Vandals release The Quickening

The Quickening is the fifth studio album by the southern California punk rock band The Vandals, released in 1996 by Nitro Records. Much of the... Read more

Scorpions release Deadly Sting: The Mercury Years

Deadly Sting: The Mercury Years is a two disc set compilation album of hits, two live versions and two previously unreleased songs by the German... Read more

FDA Approves Takeda's Actos

Actos is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels. Actos is for people with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes. It... Read more

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic released

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KotOR) is a role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by LucasArts. It was released for the Xbox... Read more

Todd Hamilton beats Ernie Els, winning the 133rd Open Championship

Little-known American Todd Hamilton beat Ernie Els in a play-off to clinch the Open title at Royal Troon. The pair tied at 10 under when... Read more

Wedding Crashers released

Wedding Crashers is a 2005 comedy film, directed by David Dobkin. The film stars Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, with Christopher Walken, Rachel... Read more

Entourage Season 4 Episode 5

When the Medellin trailer is leaked to YouTube, an enraged Billy blames Eric thinking that he's trying to ruin the film. In an effort to appear... Read more

Entourage Season 4 Episode 4

Eric meets with Harvey Weingard to inform him that Medellin is off the table. Vince and Drama take the mayor of Beverly Hills out for a night on... Read more

Toronto Blue Jays defeat Boston Red Sox, 2-1

When Kevin Youkilis walked away from the plate, his hands held skyward, one still clutching his bat, his face was a mask of ire. He had just struck... Read more

Caylee Anthony Reported Missing

Caylee Marie Anthony was reported missing July 15, 2008 a month after the toddler disappeared, according to her mother, Casey Anthony. Her body was... Read more

Chicago Outdoor Film Festival 2008

Mayor Daley and The City of Chicago have announced that a summer of classic films will be shown at the Chicago Outdoor Film Festival. The free... Read more

"T-Shirt" Is Released

"T-Shirt" is the first solo single released by Bajan singer Shontelle from her album Shontelligence. It is her second official single following the... Read more

"Beautiful Eyes" Is Released

Beautiful Eyes is an EP by American country artist Taylor Swift. It was released on July 15, 2008 exclusively at Wal-Mart stores. A limited number... Read more

Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 Crashes

Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 was a scheduled commercial flight from Tehran, Iran, to Yerevan, Armenia, that crashed near the village of Jannatabad,... Read more

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) Released

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2009 fantasy-adventure film based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the sixth film... Read more