~This Day in History~ May 15

So what happened May 15*?

1252 marked the addition of the papal bull, or charter, ad extirpanda by Pope Innocent IV. This bull specified the rules for the torture of heretics, in order to elicit confessions, during the Medieval Inquisition.**

In 1525, the German Boer war ended with the slaughter of 5000 people.

Anne Boleyn was condemned to death for treason, adultery, and incest on this day in 1536.

Mary, Queen of Scots took her third husband on this day in 1567.

Louis VIII was appointed king by the French Parliament of Paris in 1610.

A London lawyer named James Puckle is credited with patenting the world's first machine gun on this day in 1718.# 

Great Britain declared war on France in 1758, beginning the Seven Years' War.

On this day in 1800, King George III of Britain survived two assassination attempts.

The author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L Frank Baum, was born on this day in 1856.

1869 marked the year that the National Woman Suffrage Association was formed by Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

In 1911, Standard Oil was declared an unreasonable monopoly by the US Supreme Court and ordered to be broken up.

Mickey Mouse made his debut on this day in 1928 in the cartoon Plane Crazy.

The first McDonald's opened in 1940 in San Bernardino, California.

In 1958, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 3.

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*For more historical moments on this day in history, check out these sites: Library of Congress, Wikipedia, Brainy History.
**For more info on the papal bull ad extirpanda: Wikipedia
#For more on James Puckle and his accomplishments: Wikipedia