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