On This Day
15th May 1567 – Mary Queen of Scots married James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, her third husband. 1718 – James Puckle, a London lawyer, patented the world's first machine gun. 1756 – The Seven Years' War began when England declared war on France. 1800 – George III survived two assassination attempts in one day. 1905 – Las Vegas, Nevada, was founded when 110 acres (0.4 km²), in what later would become downtown, were auctioned off. 1928 - Mickey Mouse appeared in his first animated cartoon "Plane Crazy". 1935 – The Moscow Metro was opened to the public. 1936 – Amy Johnson arrived back in England after a record-breaking return flight to Cape Town. 1940 – McDonald's opened its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California. 1957 - Britain dropped its first H-bomb. 1974 – Terrorists attacked an Israeli school, killing a total of 31 people, including 22 schoolchidren. 1988 – The Red Army began its withdrawal from Afghanistan.