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 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…