WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013

Today is Wednesday, May 15, the 135th day of 2013. There are 230 days left in the year.

1536 ― Anna Boleyn and Lord Rochford accused of adultery/incest

1618 ― Johannes Kepler discovers harmonics law

1672 ― First copyright law enacted by Massachusetts

1730 ― Robert Walpole becomes England’s first prime minister (was chief minister)

1928 ― Mickey Mouse made his first appearance

1940 ― Nylon stockings go on sale for first time (U.S.)

1957 ― First British H-bomb explosion (over Christmas Island)

1970 ― Beatles’ last LP, “Let It Be” is released in U.S.

1988 ― Soviets begin withdrawal from Afghanistan

1989 ― Soviet President Gorbachev in Beijing for first Sino-Soviet summit in 30 years