On This Day — May 15

Here are some of the most significant historical events that happened on May 15.

• 2024: Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is shot and critically injured while meeting with supporters at an event in Handlová.
• 2023: The UN commemorates the Palestinian Nakba Day for the first time.
• 2013: An upsurge in violence in Iraq leaves more than 389 people dead over three days.
• 2010: Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.
• 2008: California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional.

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