1. In 1971, Apollo 15 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the fourth manned mission to land on the moon.
2. On July 15, 1997, designer Gianni Versace was tragically murdered on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion by serial killer Andrew Cunanan.
3. In 1933, gangster John Dillinger was arrested by FBI agents in Tucson, Arizona, after being on the run for months. He was eventually extradited to Indiana, where he escaped from jail.
4. The USS Indianapolis, which had delivered components for the atomic bomb that would later be dropped on Hiroshima, was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine on July 15, 1945. Only 316 of the 1,196 sailors on board survived.
5. On July 15, 1821, the Treaty of Montevideo was signed, recognizing the independence of Uruguay from Brazil. This treaty solidified the recognition of Uruguay as a sovereign nation and helped to establish peace and stability in the region.