Today in history 95 #

Here are some historical events that occurred on March 15th throughout history:

1493: Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first voyage to the Americas.

1799: The Treaty of Campo Formio is signed, ending the War of the Second Coalition between France and Austria.

1837: Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state.

1867: The United States purchases Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million, which is approximately $125 million in today's dollars.

1912: The Titanic's sister ship, the Olympic, collides with a warship in the Solent Strait off the coast of England.

1939: The first flight of the DC-3 airliner takes place.

1956: The Supreme Court rules in the case of Brown v. Board of Education, declaring that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.

1988: The Soviet Union launches the Phobos 2 spacecraft, which is intended to study Mars and its moon Phobos.

1995: The Oklahoma City bombing occurs, killing 168 people and injuring over 680 others.

These are just a few of the many historical events that have occurred on March 15th.