MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2011

Today is Monday, August 15, the 227th day of 2011. There are 138 days left in the year.

1057 ― Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan

1620 ― Mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims

1914 ― Panama Canal opens (under cost)

1918 ― U.S. and Russia sever diplomatic ties

1939― ``Wizard of Oz" premiers at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood

1945 ― Korea liberated from Japanese rule

1948 ― Republic of Korea (South Korea) proclaimed (National Day)

1960 ― UFO is sighted by three California patrolmen

1966 ― Radio Free Asia (South Korea) begins radio transmission

1974 ― South Korean President Park Chung-hee escapes assassination