December 15

Facts & Historical Events On This Day

2019

The longest ever United Nations climate talk ended.

2013

China successfully landed its moon rover.

2011

Former French President Jacques Chirac was convicted of diverting public funds and received a two-year suspended prison sentence.

2004

Million Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.

1973

The American Psychiatric Association officially declared that homosexuality is not a mental illness.

1960

The red robin was officially named Britain's National Bird.

1955

Johnny Cash released 'Folsom Prison Blues.'

1944

Major Glenn Miller, musician, and composer, disappeared over the English Channel during a flight.

1939

Gone with the Wind, the drama film directed by Victor Fleming, premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.

1906

The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opened.

1869

The Republic of Ezo, a separatist Japanese state, was established on the island of Ezo, Japan.

1840

Napoleon Bonaparte finally had a funeral.

1836

The US Patents Office was nearly completely burned down.

1791

The US Bill of Rights was ratified when Virginia gave its approval, which became amendments 1-10 of the constitution.