- 1856 American author L. Frank Baum born; wrote The Wizard of Oz.
- 1863 English inventor Frank Hornby born; created the Meccano kids' construction set (1901).
- 1891 Ukrainian author Mikhail Bulgakov born; wrote Master and Margarita, which inspired Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses.
- 1948 Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia initiate an unprovoked attack on the day-old state of Israel.
- 1974 Palestinian terrorists murder 22 high school children in Ma'alot, Israel.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Today in History: May 15
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