What happend on 15th May

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1948

Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia attack Israel.

1945

Last skirmish of the Second World War in Europe fought near Prevalje, Slovenia.

1943

Joseph Stalin dissolves the Comintern (or Third International).

1942

World War II: In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) is signed into law.

1941

Baseball player Joe DiMaggio starts his record-breaking 56-game hitting streak.

1940

World War II: German troops occupy Amsterdam and invade Northern France.

1940

Nylon stockings go on sale for the first time in the United States.

1934

The United States Department of Justice offers a $25,000 reward for John Dillinger.

1934

Kārlis Ulmanis establishes an authoritarian government in Latvia.

1932

The May 15 incident. In an attempted coup the Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is killed.