This day in history - July 15th

Here are several significant historical events that happened on July 15th:

1. 1099: During the First Crusade, Jerusalem was captured by Christian forces led by Godfrey of Bouillon and Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse.

2. 1410: The Battle of Grunwald, one of the largest battles of the medieval era, took place between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania against the Teutonic Order. The Polish-Lithuanian forces won a decisive victory.

3. 1799: The Rosetta Stone was found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. The stone became crucial in deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.

4. 1870: Georgia became the last Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union after the American Civil War.

5. 1916: In the midst of World War I, William Boeing founded the Pacific Aero Products Company, which later became the Boeing Company, one of the world's largest aerospace manufacturers.

6. 1954: The first flight of the Boeing 707, the first commercially successful jet airliner, took place.

7. 1971: The Apollo 15 mission was launched, with astronauts David Scott, Alfred Worden, and James Irwin on board. It was the ninth crewed mission in the Apollo program and the fourth mission to land on the Moon.

8. 1979: U.S. President Jimmy Carter delivered his "Malaise Speech," addressing the American people about the energy crisis and calling for conservation.

9. 2006: Twitter, the popular social media platform, was launched to the public.

10. 2011: The nation of South Sudan officially gained independence from Sudan, becoming the world's newest country.

These events cover a range of historical periods and highlight the diversity of significant occurrences on July 15th throughout history.

Source: Some or all of the content was generated using an AI language model