History for August 15

History for August 15 - On-This-Day.com
Napoleon Bonaparte 1769, Sir Walter Scott 1771, T.E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") 1888


Julia Child 1912, Phyllis Schlafly 1924, Jennifer Lawrence 1990 - Actress (TV: "The Bill Engvall Show," Movies: the "Hunger Games" series)


1057 - Macbeth, the King of Scotland, was killed by the son of King Duncan.


1911 - The product Crisco was introduced by Procter & Gamble Company.


1914 - The Panama Canal was officially opened to commercial traffic as an American ship sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The first vessel to pass through the canal was the American cargo and passenger ship SS Ancon.


1935 - Will Rogers and Wiley Post were killed in an airplane crash in near Point Barrow, AK.


1945 - The Allies proclaimed V-J Day a day after Japan agreed to surrender unconditionally.


1947 - India became independent from Britain and was divided into the countries of India and Pakistan. India had been under British about 200 years.


1971 - U.S. President Nixon announced a 90-day freeze on wages, rents and prices.


1997 - The U.S. Justice Department decided not to prosecute FBI officials in connection with the deadly 1992 Ruby Ridge siege in Idaho. The investigation dealt with an alleged cover-up.