British forces launch a costly and unsuccessful night attack against American defenders during the siege of Fort Erie. The **War of 1812** was fought between…
Tag: 15 August
15 August 1969
The Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in Bethel, New York, featuring some of the top rock musicians of the era. The Woodstock Music &…
15 August 1914
The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SS Ancon. The Panama Canal is a significant artificial waterway in Panama…
15 August 1914
The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SS Ancon. The Panama Canal is an artificial waterway located in Central…
15 August 1899
Fratton Park football ground in Portsmouth, England is officially first opened.
15 August 1939
The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1939_film)’]
15 August 1695
French forces end the bombardment of Brussels. This anonymous work, with its beautiful ochre-red-orange colours, offers an apocalyptic vision of the Grand-Place in Brussels in…
15 August 1483
The Sistine Chapel is consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV. The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope,…
15 August 1939
The Wizard of Oz is first shown at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California. The Wizard of Oz is the most popular American Comedy-Drama…