I Love Horses Day
National I Love Horses Day is celebrated every year on July 15th — a day dedicated to honoring the beauty, strength, and companionship of horses. Horses have played a vital role in human history — from transportation and agriculture to warfare and recreation. This day recognizes their contributions and the deep bond many people share with these majestic animals.
Orange Chicken Day
Orange Chicken Day is celebrated annually on July 15 — a delicious tribute to one of the most popular American-Chinese dishes. Orange chicken typically features crispy, battered chicken pieces tossed in a sweet, tangy, and slightly spicy orange sauce made with ingredients like orange zest, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and vinegar. It’s often served over rice and garnished with green onions or sesame seeds.
July 15th has seen a variety of significant historical events across different years.
Historical Events
1099: First Crusade – Capture of Jerusalem
Christian forces of the First Crusade captured Jerusalem after a long siege, leading to the establishment of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
1799: Rosetta Stone Discovered
French soldiers discovered the Rosetta Stone in the Egyptian village of Rosetta (Rashid), which later provided the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs.
1815: Napoleon Surrenders
Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered to Captain Frederick Maitland of the British Royal Navy after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.
1916: Boeing Company Founded
William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt founded Pacific Aero Products Co., which would later become the Boeing Company, a major aerospace and defense corporation.
1965: Mariner 4 Mars Flyby
NASA’s Mariner 4 spacecraft performed the first successful flyby of Mars, sending back the first close-up photographs of another planet.
1971: Copper Age Manuscript
An ancient manuscript, “The Sumerian King List,” was rediscovered, dating back to the Copper Age and providing significant insight into early human civilization and the history of Mesopotamia.
1983: Orly Airport Attack
A terrorist attack at Orly Airport in Paris killed eight people and injured 55. The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) claimed responsibility.
2006: Twitter Launched
The social media platform Twitter was publicly launched, revolutionizing the way people communicate and share information online.
Births
1606: Rembrandt van Rijn
Dutch painter and etcher, one of the greatest visual artists in history, known for works like “The Night Watch.”
1779: Clement Clarke Moore
American writer and professor, best known for writing the Christmas poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (“‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”).
1904: Pavel Cherenkov
Soviet physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering Cherenkov radiation.
1950: Arianna Huffington
Greek-American author and co-founder of The Huffington Post, a prominent news and opinion website.
1956: Joe Satriani
American rock guitarist and guitar instructor, known for his instrumental rock music and virtuoso guitar skills.
Deaths
1274: Saint Bonaventure
Italian medieval scholastic theologian and philosopher, known as the “Seraphic Doctor.”
1904: Anton Chekhov
Russian playwright and short-story writer, one of the greatest writers of short fiction in history.
1945: John J. Pershing
General of the Armies and commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
1997: Gianni Versace
Italian fashion designer and founder of the Versace fashion house, who was murdered outside his home in Miami Beach, Florida.
