On August 15, 2021—just two weeks before U.

Physicists Achieve Record Low Temperature of 700 Nanokelvins Using Laser Technology

Apocalypse Now, the acclaimed Vietnam War film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, opens in theaters around the United States on August 15, 1979.

First British Motorway Services Opens: A Dining Revolution on the M1 Motorway

Historic 1960 satellite phone test proves successful for two-way voice and music calls

The Indian Independence Bill, which carves the independent nations of India and Pakistan out of the former Mogul Empire, comes into force at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947.

Pioneers of the Deep: Beebe and Barton's Historic 3,028-Foot Ocean Descent

Revolution and Engineering: The Untold Story Behind the Panama Canal's Opening in 1914

On August 15, 1914, the government of Japan sends an ultimatum to Germany, demanding the removal of all German ships from Japanese and Chinese waters and the surrender of control of Tsingtao—the location of Germany’s largest overseas naval bases, located on China’s Shantung Peninsula—to Japan by noon on August 23.

Crisco Revolutionizes Cooking: The Birth of Solid Vegetable Shortening in 1911