All Events

Historical Events on July 15

  • Spanish Inquisition

    1834

    The Spanish Inquisition is officially disbanded after nearly 356 years.

  • Reconstruction Era of the United States

    1870

    Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.

  • Seattle

    1916

    In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).

  • World War I

    1918

    World War I: The Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack.

  • Vietnam War

    1966

    Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.

  • Sri Lankan Civil War

    1998

    Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP S. Shanmuganathan is killed by a claymore mine.

  • Taliban

    2002

    "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and to possession of explosives during the commission of a felony.

  • Pakistan

    2002

    Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan hands down the death sentence to British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and life terms to three others suspected of murdering The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

  • Twitter

    2006

    Twitter is launched, becoming one of the largest social media platforms in the world.

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