May 15 in history: • 1836 – English astronomer Francis Baily observed Baily's beads (example pictured), a phenomenon during a solar eclipse in which the rugged topography of the lunar limb allows sunlight to shine through. → go there • 1891 – Pope Leo XIII issued the encyclical Rerum novarum, which addressed the condition of the working classes and is considered to be the foundation of modern Catholic social teaching. → go there • 1966 – Disapproving of General Tôn Thất Đính handling of the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ ordered an attack on his forces and ousted Đính from his post. → go there • 2001 – A runaway train loaded with hazardous chemicals traveled driverless for through Ohio before being stopped near Kenton. → go there • 2010 – Three days before her seventeenth birthday, Jessica Watson arrived in Sydney after sailing non-stop and unassisted around the world. → go there Born 1689: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Wiki link Born 1997: Ousmane Dembélé Wiki link Born 2006: Haerin Wiki link Pictured: Baily's beads observed during [[Solar eclipse of July 2, 2019.