November 15: on this day in history
A few events that happened on November 15. You do not need to know them all; curiosity is enough.
Historical events
- 1806Explorer Zebulon Pike saw from a distance the mountain later named Pikes Peak after him.
- 1899Young war correspondent Winston Churchill was captured during the Boer War in South Africa.
- 1955The first metro line opened in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg.
- 1965Craig Breedlove broke the land speed record by driving above 600 miles per hour, about 966 km/h.
- 1988The uncrewed Soviet space shuttle Buran completed its first and only spaceflight.
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