CoM Moderators Posted August 15 Posted August 15 1658 - France, Sweden, Bavaria, Brunswick, Münster, and Hesse-Kassel form the Confederation of the Rhine 1748 - United Lutheran Church in the American colonies is organized 1914 - Japan joins the Allies 1936 - Annibale Frossi scores twice as Italy beats Austria 2-1 in extra time in the football final at the Berlin Olympics 1944 - Operation Dragoon: Allied troops land in Provence 1950 - Rotterdam dock strike begins 1965 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Laurel Valley GC: Dave Marr wins his only major title, beating Billy Casper and Jack Nicklaus by 2 strokes 2016 - Anita Włodarczyk of Poland sets a world record of 82.29 m to win the women's hammer throw gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics; Zhang Wenxiu (China) wins silver, and Sophie Hitchon (Great Britain) wins bronze More Historical Events »
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