On this day in history
May 15
American
1972Alabama governor George Wallace is shot and paralyzed at a campaign stop in Maryland.
Alabama governor George Wallace is shot and paralyzed at a campaign stop in Maryland.
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1928Mickey Mouse debuts in the test screening of Plane Crazy.
Mickey Mouse debuts in the test screening of Plane Crazy.
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1940The first McDonald's restaurant opens in San Bernardino, California.
The first McDonald's restaurant opens in San Bernardino, California.
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World
1948Arab armies invade the new State of Israel, beginning the first Arab Israeli war.
Arab armies invade the new State of Israel, beginning the first Arab Israeli war.
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1957Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb over the Pacific.
Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb over the Pacific.
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