July 15

Friday 15, 1988:

Die Hard opens in theaters, starring Bruce Willis

Sunday 15, 1979:

U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his famous "malaise" speech, where he characterizes the greatest threat to the country as "this crisis in the growing doubt about the meaning of our own lives and in the loss of a unity of purpose for our nation."

Thursday 15, 1926:

BEST buses make its début in Mumbai.

Saturday 15, 1916:

In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).

Tuesday 15, 1806:

Pike expedition: Near St. Louis, Missouri, United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins an expedition from Fort Belle Fountaine to explore the west.