1. On November 15, 1863, Confederate General Stephen D. Lee led an unsuccessful attack on Union forces during the Battle of Campbell's Station in Knoxville, Tennessee. Lee, a Mississippi native, served as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army and later became the first president of Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Mississippi State University).

2. On November 15, 1926, Hinds County Circuit Judge Howard W. Cutrer issued a landmark ruling that declared the state's compulsory school attendance law constitutional. The ruling paved the way for Mississippi to require children to attend school, thereby increasing education levels throughout the state.

3. Mississippi State University football coach Jackie Sherrill notched his 100th career victory on November 15, 1997, when the Bulldogs defeated the University of Alabama-Birmingham 35-6. Sherrill, who coached at Mississippi State from 1991 to 2003, finished his career with a record of 180-120-4.

4. November 15, 1948, was a significant day for Mississippi native and civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer. On that day, she suffered a brutal beating at the hands of police officers and other inmates while imprisoned for attempting to register to vote. The incident spurred her to become even more involved in the civil rights movement, and she went on to become a powerful voice for African Americans throughout the country.

5. On November 15, 1985, Biloxi native Jimmy Buffett released his album "Last Mango in Paris". The album included several of Buffett's classic hits, such as "If the Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me" and "Please Bypass This Heart". Buffett, a singer, songwriter, and author, has long been associated with his beloved Gulf Coast and often incorporates Mississippi references and themes into his work.