A bit of May 15th history…
1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal Bull “ex stirpanda”, which authorizes, but also limits, the torture of heretics in the medieval inquisition (pictured)
1672 - 1st copyright law enacted by Massachusetts
1817 - 1st private mental hospital opens in US - Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason
1869 - National Women Suffrage Association forms in NY, founded by Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
1897 - The Scientific-Humanitarian Committee is founded in Berlin - 1st ever LGBT rights organization
1911 - Supreme Court dissolves Standard Oil (Sherman Antitrust Act)
1928 - Mickey Mouse makes 1st ever appearance in silent film “Plane Crazy”
Today In History: May 15, 2021 at 05:00AM