On May 15, 1942, seventeen U.S. states began rationing gasoline as part of the wartime effort to conserve fuel during World War II. This measure reflected the broad impact of the war on daily life in the United States and was part of a larger system of rationing that included food and other commodities. Gasoline […]

Madeleine Albright, born on May 15, 1937, in Prague, Czechoslovakia, would grow up to become the first female Secretary of State of the United States in 1997. A key figure in American politics, Albright’s tenure was marked by her advocacy for democracy and human rights across the globe. Her leadership and diplomatic skills helped navigate […]

The Seven Years’ War, a global conflict that pitted the major powers of Europe against each other, officially began on May 15, 1756, when England declared war on France. Emerging from a series of territorial and colonial disputes, this war involved nearly all the great powers of the time and spanned five continents, affecting Europe, […]