Browse Historical Events by Day: What Happened on November 15th?

The Battle of Magnesia takes place, ending the Seleucid War between the Roman Republic and the Seleucid Empire.

King John of England seals the Magna Carta at Runnymede, limiting the powers of the monarchy.

The Statute of Rhuddlan is enacted by King Edward I, reorganizing the governance of Wales.

The Battle of Fincastle takes place during the English Civil War, resulting in a victory for the Royalists.

The Continental Congress agrees to adopt the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union. Maryland was the last of the 13 States to ratify the agreement on March 1,1781. More

The first U.S. Catholic college, Georgetown University, is founded in Washington, D.C.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches the Pacific Ocean, completing their journey to explore the western United States.

Lieutenant Zebulon Pike first lays eyes on Pikes Peak, which he described as a "small blue cloud" on the horizon. Pike was leading an expedition searching for the source of the Arkansas and Red Rivers in the newly acquired Louisiana Territory, when they crossed the plains and reached the borderlands between the United States and Spain. Pike's writings about the mountain were published in several languages and were widely distributed. In the 1840s, explorer John C. Frémont renamed the mountain after Pike.

The first telegraphic ticker tape, goes live in New York city. It was the creation of Edward Calahan, who was an employee of the American Telegraph Company. Four years later, Thomas Edison improved upon Calahan's invention and patented it launching a revolution in the financial markets. The model 32A ticker was Edison's very first invention. The weakness of mechanical stock tickers showed itself during the Crash of 29, when prices were changing so quickly, that the tickers couldn't keep up. As technology evolved, that dissemination became faster and almost real-time, as we can see today. More