Today in History: May 15, police kill two students during Jackson State protests
This day is Thursday May the th day of There are days left in the year This day in history On May less than two weeks after the shooting at Kent State University two Black students at Jackson State College in Mississippi were killed and were injured when police opened fire during scholar demonstrations Also on this date In President John Adams ordered executive offices to relocate from Philadelphia to the newly-constructed city of Washington in the federal District of Columbia Related Articles Weinstein accuser rips defense lawyer You should be ashamed of yourself Massachusetts US Attorney Anyone who attempts to interfere with ICE will be investigated Gift or Grift Prospect of plane from Qatar hits political turbulence Ex-FBI agent and Pentagon contractor sues over secret recording showing him criticizing Trump FBI says man was planning a mass shooting at Army site in suburban Detroit In President Abraham Lincoln signed an act establishing the Department of Agriculture In the Walt Disney cartoon character Mickey Mouse appeared for the first time in front of a society audience in a test screening of the short Plane Crazy Mickey made his formal screen debut with the release of Steamboat Willie six months later In brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first McDonald s fast-food restaurant in San Bernardino California In the U S Supreme Court in its In re Gault decision ruled that juveniles accused of crimes were entitled to the same due process afforded adults In Alabama Gov George C Wallace was shot and left paralyzed while campaigning for president in Laurel Maryland by Arthur H Bremer who would serve years in prison for the attempted murder In a jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev joh-HAHR tsahr-NEYE -ehv to death for the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and left more than wounded In President Donald Trump formally unveiled a coronavirus vaccine undertaking called Operation Warp Speed to speed advance of COVID- vaccines and fleetly distribute them around the country In the present day s Birthdays Artist Jasper Johns is Counterculture icon Wavy Gravy is Actor-singer Lainie Kazan is Basketball Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson is Musician Brian Eno is Actor Chazz Palminteri is Baseball Hall of Famer George Brett is Rapper Melle Mel is Baseball Hall of Famer John Smoltz is Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith is Football Hall of Famer Ray Lewis is Actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler is Tennis player Andy Murray is
