How Many Days Until May 15?

This day in history: May 15

1. 1966

   Disapproving of General Tôn Thất Đính's handling of the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ ordered an attack on his forces and ousted Đính from his post.

2. 1970

   Police opened fire during a confrontation with a group of Jackson State College students, killing two students and injuring twelve others.

3. 1972

   The Ryukyu Islands were returned to Japan by the United States, and the U.S. occupation government was abolished.

4. 1990

   Vincent van Gogh's Portrait of Dr. Gachet was sold at auction at Christie's in New York for US$82.5 million, making it the world's most expensive painting at the time.

5. 2001

   A runaway train loaded with hazardous chemicals traveled driverless for 66 miles (106 km) through Ohio before being stopped near Kenton.

6. 2004

   Arsenal became the first football team in England's top flight to finish a season undefeated since Preston North End did so in 1888–1889.

7. 2010

   Three days before her seventeenth birthday, Jessica Watson arrived in Sydney after sailing non-stop and unassisted around the world.

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