Birthday December 15, 1832 Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, built a tower in Paris
Birthday December 15, 1859 Ludwik Zamenhof, inventor of Esperanto
Birthday December 15, 1861 Charles Edgar Duryea, invented 1st auto built and operated in US
Birthday December 15, 1892 J. Paul Getty, business tycoon
Birthday December 15, 1933 Tim Conway, comedian (Carol Burnett Show)
Birthday December 15, 1965 Helen Slater, Actress (Supergirl)
History December 15, 1612 Simon Marius namer of Jupiter's 4 inner satellites is 1st to observe Andromeda galaxy through a telescope
History December 15, 1791 Bill of Rights is finally ratified
History December 15, 1791 The Bill of Rights becomes law
History December 15, 1791 Bill of Rights ratified when Va gave its approval
History December 15, 1836 Patent Office burns in Wash DC
History December 15, 1859 G.R. Kirchoff describes chemical composition of sun
History December 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville, Tennessee
History December 15, 1877 Thomas Edison patents phonograph
History December 15, 1890 Sitting Bull killed by Indian police
History December 15, 1896 Stephen M. Balzer patents rotary-engine auto
History December 15, 1915 British begin evacuation of Gallipoli
History December 15, 1925 1st hockey game at Madison Sq Garden Candiens 3 Americans 1
History December 15, 1936 George Orwell delivers the manuscript for The Road to Wigan Pier
History December 15, 1939 1st coml manufacture of nylon yarn Seaford Delaware
History December 15, 1944 Legendary bandleader Glenn Miller disappears over the English Channel
History December 15, 1944 Bandleader Major Glenn Miller lost over English Channel
History December 15, 1945 MacArthur orders end of Shinto as Japanese state religion
History December 15, 1946 Filchock & Hapes suspended by NFL failed to report bribe attempt
History December 15, 1961 Architect of the Holocaust sentenced to die
History December 15, 1964 American Radio Relay League founded
History December 15, 1965 U.S. bombers strike industrial targets in North Vietnam
History December 15, 1965 1st rendevous in space: Gemini 6 & Gemini 7 link up
History December 15, 1966 Walt Disney passes away
History December 15, 1966 Audouin Dollfus discovers 10th satellite of Saturn Janus
History December 15, 1969 Nixon announces additional U.S. troop withdrawals
History December 15, 1969 SF Fire Dept replaces leather helmets with plastic ones
History December 15, 1970 Soviet Venera 7 is 1st spacecraft to land on another planet (Venus)
History December 15, 1971 USSR's Venera 7 becomes the 1st craft to land on Venus
History December 15, 1973 Jockey Sandy Hawley wins record 500th race
History December 15, 1973 Billionaire's kidnapped grandson found in Italy
History December 15, 1973 Pirates of Caribbean opens
History December 15, 1973 Golf Resort (The Disney Inn) opens
History December 15, 1978 United States announces that it will recognize communist China
History December 15, 1980 Free agent Dave Winfield signs with Yankees
History December 15, 1984 USSR launches Vega 1 for rendezvous with Halley's Comet
History December 15, 1985 Sylvester Stallone & Brigitte Nielson wed
History December 15, 1988 James Brown begins his prison sentence
History December 15, 1993 Schindler’s List opens, wins Spielberg his first Oscar
History December 15, 1998 U.S. House of Representatives recommends impeaching Clinton
History December 15, 1999 Heavy rain leads to mudslides in Venezuela
December 15, 1832 Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, built a tower in Paris
December 15, 1859 Ludwik Zamenhof, inventor of Esperanto
December 15, 1861 Charles Edgar Duryea, invented 1st auto built and operated in US
December 15, 1892 J. Paul Getty, business tycoon
December 15, 1933 Tim Conway, comedian (Carol Burnett Show)
December 15, 1965 Helen Slater, Actress (Supergirl)
December 15, 1612 Simon Marius namer of Jupiter's 4 inner satellites is 1st to observe Andromeda galaxy through a telescope
December 15, 1791 Bill of Rights is finally ratified
December 15, 1791 The Bill of Rights becomes law
December 15, 1791 Bill of Rights ratified when Va gave its approval
December 15, 1836 Patent Office burns in Wash DC
December 15, 1859 G.R. Kirchoff describes chemical composition of sun
December 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville, Tennessee
December 15, 1877 Thomas Edison patents phonograph
December 15, 1890 Sitting Bull killed by Indian police
December 15, 1896 Stephen M. Balzer patents rotary-engine auto
December 15, 1915 British begin evacuation of Gallipoli
December 15, 1925 1st hockey game at Madison Sq Garden Candiens 3 Americans 1
December 15, 1936 George Orwell delivers the manuscript for The Road to Wigan Pier
December 15, 1939 1st coml manufacture of nylon yarn Seaford Delaware
December 15, 1944 Legendary bandleader Glenn Miller disappears over the English Channel
December 15, 1944 Bandleader Major Glenn Miller lost over English Channel
December 15, 1945 MacArthur orders end of Shinto as Japanese state religion
December 15, 1946 Filchock & Hapes suspended by NFL failed to report bribe attempt
December 15, 1961 Architect of the Holocaust sentenced to die
December 15, 1964 American Radio Relay League founded
December 15, 1965 U.S. bombers strike industrial targets in North Vietnam
December 15, 1965 1st rendevous in space: Gemini 6 & Gemini 7 link up
December 15, 1966 Walt Disney passes away
December 15, 1966 Audouin Dollfus discovers 10th satellite of Saturn Janus
December 15, 1969 Nixon announces additional U.S. troop withdrawals
December 15, 1969 SF Fire Dept replaces leather helmets with plastic ones
December 15, 1970 Soviet Venera 7 is 1st spacecraft to land on another planet (Venus)
December 15, 1971 USSR's Venera 7 becomes the 1st craft to land on Venus
December 15, 1973 Jockey Sandy Hawley wins record 500th race
December 15, 1973 Billionaire's kidnapped grandson found in Italy
December 15, 1973 Pirates of Caribbean opens
December 15, 1973 Golf Resort (The Disney Inn) opens
December 15, 1978 United States announces that it will recognize communist China
December 15, 1980 Free agent Dave Winfield signs with Yankees
December 15, 1984 USSR launches Vega 1 for rendezvous with Halley's Comet
December 15, 1985 Sylvester Stallone & Brigitte Nielson wed
December 15, 1988 James Brown begins his prison sentence
December 15, 1993 Schindler’s List opens, wins Spielberg his first Oscar
December 15, 1998 U.S. House of Representatives recommends impeaching Clinton
December 15, 1999 Heavy rain leads to mudslides in Venezuela