THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2014

Today is Thursday, May 15, the 135th day of 2014. There 230 days left in the year.

1602 ― Cape Cod discovered by English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold

1618 ― Johannes Kepler discovers harmonics law

1672 ― First copyright law enacted by Massachusetts

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

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

1948 ― Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia troops attack Israel

1953 ― Heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Joe Walcott in Chicago for heavyweight boxing title

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

1980 ― First trans-U.S. balloon crossing

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