Here are some historical events that occurred on March 15 in the United States:
1767: Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States, is born in Waxhaws, South Carolina.
- 1820: Maine becomes the 23rd state in the United States.
- 1869: The Cincinnati Red Stockings become the first professional baseball team in the United States.
- 1913: President Woodrow Wilson holds the first open presidential news conference.
- 1937: The first permanent automobile license plates are issued in Connecticut.
- 1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson calls for the Voting Rights Act to be passed, which would provide federal protection for voting rights for African Americans.
- 1985: The first Internet domain name, symbolics.com, is registered.
- 2011: The Syrian Civil War begins, which would continue for several years and result in the displacement of millions of people.
- 2019: A mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, leaves 50 people dead and many more injured. The shooting prompts discussions and debates about gun control and racism in the United States and around the world.
These are just a few of the many historical events that have occurred on March 15 in the United States.
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