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1851 - 175 years ago
1May 15, 1851 THE SISTERS BROTHERS 2018 FilmDates19th Century and earlierJournal Entries

THE SISTERS BROTHERS
May 15, 1851
Morris records a journal entry: "May 15. Myrtle Creek, Oregon. The gold rush has made the detective's job much easier. When you look for a woman, a man, a horse or a dog, just follow the gold. And soon enough, you'll find whom or what you're after."



1870 - 156 years ago
2May 15, 1870 HEAVEN'S GATE 1980 FilmDates19th Century and earlierEvents

HEAVEN'S GATE
May 15, 1870
Date of Yale/Harvard Athletic Meeting at Jarvis Field.



1910 - 116 years ago
3May 15, 1910 THE NIGHT STRANGLER 1973 FilmDates20th Century: 1st HalfEvents

THE NIGHT STRANGLER
May 15, 1910
Date on Seattle Daily Chronicle archive notebook (March 1, 1910 through May 15, 1910) - while researching the newspaper's archives, Kolchak discovers a similar series of murders that took place 42 years earlier, in 1931.

 

1926 - 100 years ago
4May 15, 1926 TIMESTALKERS 1987 FilmDates20th Century: 1st HalfEvents

TIMESTALKERS
May 15, 1926
Dr. Joseph Cole travels back in time to May 15th, 1926 for a short period of time, before returning to the present.



1947 - 79 years ago
5May 15, 1947 STEPHEN KING'S THE SHINING 1997 FilmDates20th Century: 1st HalfEvents

STEPHEN KING'S THE SHINING
May 15, 1947
Date of newspaper clipping: Posh Mountain Resort Debuts 1947 With Stellar Guest Register.



1959 - 67 years ago
6May 15, 1959 HOUSE 2004 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 50sBirth Dates

HOUSE
May 15, 1959
Gregory House born - Date of Birth on his New Jersey auto driver license.



1962 - 64 years ago
7May 15, 1962 BETTER CALL SAUL 2015 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 60sBirth Dates

BETTER CALL SAUL
May 15, 1962
Carl Haven born - Date of Birth on his Nebraska operators license - one of the single men that Jimmy and Jeff target as part of their identity theft scheme.



1965 - 61 years ago
8May 15, 1965FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON 1958 LiteratureDates20th Century: 60sEvents

FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON
May 15, 1965
Charlie writes in his journal about Dr. Strauss being angry with him for not writing progress reports for two weeks.


1967 - 59 years ago
9May 15, 1967 THE ADVENTURES OF PETE & PETE 1989 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 60sEvents

THE ADVENTURES OF PETE & PETE
May 15, 1967
Date when the town's seemingly ordinary pay phone started ringing.
Big Pete: It's not like you know when it'll stop.
Ellen: We know when it started. May 15, 1967. that's been ringing for 27 years.



1971 - 55 years ago
10May 15, 1971 FANDANGO 1985 FilmDates20th Century: 70sEvents

FANDANGO
May 15, 1971
A group of friends at the University of Texas at Austin that call themselves the Groovers celebrate their last days together by going on a roadtrip.



1980 - 46 years ago
11May 15, 1980 THE SHINING 1980 FilmDates20th Century: 80sEvents

THE SHINING
May 15, 1980
According to manager Stuart Ullman, the Overlook Hotel's season runs from May 15th to October 30th.

 


1981 - 45 years ago
12May 15, 1981 ROCKY III 1982 FilmDates20th Century: 80sHeadlines

ROCKY III
May 15, 1981
The Bulletin newspaper headline:ROCKY and THUNDERLIPS RAISE $75,000 FOR YOUTH CLUB.



1982 - 44 years ago
13May 15, 1982 G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO 1982 Comic BooksDates20th Century: 80sEvents

G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO
May 15, 1982
The Joes' plan to roll their souped up MOBAT tank right past the noses of the Joint Chiefs in the Armed Forces Day parade in New York City to convince them no one can tell the difference between it and other tanks goes bad when Cobra strikes.



1985 - 41 years ago
14May 15, 1985 LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER 2001 FilmDates20th Century: 80sEvents

LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER
May 15, 1985
Lara Croft's father, Lord Richard Croft goes missing in the field. "Lost but never forgotten"



1986 - 40 years ago
15May 15, 1986 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME 2010 Video GamesDates20th Century: 80sHeadlines

BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME
May 15, 1986
Date of Hill Valley Telegraph newspaper headline: TANNEN GANG RUNS WILD. Doc and Marty return to 1986. Doc drops Marty off at home and goes to bank to stop estate sale. But they soon find that something they did in 1931 allowed Kid Tannen to escape his date with justice. As a consequence, the Tannens have been unchecked in Hill Valley for over 50 years. Doc and Marty head back to the past, to the day that Kid Tannen was supposed to be arrested to figure out what went wrong and fix it.



16May 15, 1986 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME 2010 Video GamesDates20th Century: 80sEvents

BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME
May 15, 1986
Doc and Marty return to the present, having finally fixed the changes to the timeline.



17May 15, 1986 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME 2010 Video GamesDates20th Century: 80sEvents

BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME
May 15, 1986
Marty returns to the present to find a world reminiscent of George Orwell's 1984, which he soon discovers Doc created.



18May 15, 1986 TIMESTALKERS 1987 FilmDates20th Century: 80sEvents

TIMESTALKERS
May 15, 1986
Dr. Scott McKenzie and Georgia Crawford travel to the old Wild West town of Crossfire looking for clues regarding the suspected time traveler in Scott's photo.



19May 15, 1986 THE X-FILES 1993 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 80sEvents

THE X-FILES
May 15, 1986
Date of Dana Scully's senior thesis Einstein's Twin Paradox: A New Interpretation.



1993 - 33 years ago
20May 15, 1993 NATURAL BORN KILLERS 1994 FilmDates20th Century: 90sEvents

NATURAL BORN KILLERS
May 15, 1993
Mickey and Mallory kill six teens during a slumber party, per the article in the May 18th Albuquerque Journal newspaper.



21May 15, 1993 SERIAL MOM 1994 FilmDates20th Century: 90sEvents

SERIAL MOM
May 15, 1993
Saturday. Beverly Sutphin murders three people. First, she stabs her daughter Misty's boyfriend Carl Pageant in the men's room at the Antique Traders Mart with an antique fire poker for blowing Misty off. Then, she murders Ralph and Betty Sterner for Ralph calling Eugene to treat his toothache, interrupting Beverly and Eugene's birdwatching plans - stabbing Betty scissors, and dropping a window air conditioning unit on Ralph.



1995 - 31 years ago
22May 15, 1995 THE SIMPSONS 1989 Animated SeriesDates20th Century: 90sEvents

THE SIMPSONS
May 15, 1995
Date Bart is shown crossing off on his Itchy & Scratchy calendar in advance, marking the 3 months he has to get through without seeing Jessica to get her completely out of his system.



1996 - 30 years ago
23May 15, 1996 SLIDERS 1995 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 90sExpiration Dates

SLIDERS
May 15, 1996
Expiration Date on Wade's California driver license that FBI agents show to Conrad in the Summer of Love world.



1997 - 29 years ago
24May 15, 1997 ENEMY OF THE STATE 1998 FilmDates20th Century: 90sEvents

ENEMY OF THE STATE
May 15, 1997
Date of phone call listed when NSA researching Robert Dean.



1998 - 28 years ago
25May 15, 1998 RESIDENT EVIL 1996 Video GamesDates20th Century: 90sJournal Entries

RESIDENT EVIL
May 15, 1998
Date of entry in the Keeper's Diary, found in the abandoned mansion.



26May 15, 1998 STEPHEN KING'S THE SHINING 1997 FilmDates20th Century: 90sEvents

STEPHEN KING'S THE SHINING
May 15, 1998
Scheduled date for the Overlook Hotel to reopen, which Dick and Pete discuss before departing, leaving the Torrance family alone.



1999 - 27 years ago
27May 15, 1999 THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM 2007 FilmDates20th Century: 90sEvents

THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
May 15, 1999
Jason Bourne submitted to sleep deprivation "tank" treatment.



2001 - 25 years ago
28May 15, 2001 FRIENDS 1994 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 00sEvents

FRIENDS
May 15, 2001
Chandler and Monica get married.



29May 15, 2001 LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER 2001 FilmDates21st Century: 00sEvents

LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER
May 15, 2001
The first day of the planetary alignment. Pluto and Neptune align with Uranus. It's the first stage of the alignment of all nine planets, culminating in a full solar eclipse that only happens once every 5,000 years. Lara finds a mysterious clock that starts ticking in a secret room in Croft Manor.



2002 - 24 years ago
30May 15, 2002 IDENTITY 2003 FilmDates21st Century: 00sExpiration Dates

IDENTITY
May 15, 2002
Expiration Date on George York's Illinois drivers license.



2003 - 23 years ago
31May 15, 2003 PARADISE 2023 FilmDates21st Century: 00sBirth Dates

PARADISE
May 15, 2003
Lucy Theissen born - biotech company Aeon founder Sophie Theissen's daughter.



2004 - 22 years ago
32May 15, 2004 BROOKLYN NINE-NINE 2013 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 00sEvents

BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
May 15, 2004
Detectives arrest Frank Kingston, leader of the 16th Street Gang. Thanks to the testimony of the confidential informant, Kingston served 16 years. He just got out last month.



2006 - 20 years ago
33May 15, 2006 OFFSPRING 2009 FilmDates21st Century: 00sEvents

OFFSPRING
May 15, 2006
Ruth Chapman reports her son Douglas missing.



2008 - 18 years ago
34May 15, 2008 SING 2016 Animated FilmDates21st Century: 00sEvents

SING
May 15, 2008
Date on the fire extinguisher that Meena holds.



2009 - 17 years ago
35May 15, 2009 BROOKLYN'S FINEST 2009 FilmDates21st Century: 00sEvents

BROOKLYN'S FINEST
May 15, 2009
Date that Police Officer Eddie Dugan crosses off on the calendar in his locker. He has 7 days left until retirement. He receives his new assignment - breaking in recruits that will be working in tough neighborhoods.



2010 - 16 years ago
36May 15, 2010 I AM LEGEND 2007 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

I AM LEGEND
May 15, 2010
The release date for the film Batman Vs. Superman.



2011 - 15 years ago
37May 15, 2011 PROJECT X 2012 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PROJECT X
May 15, 2011
Thomas Kub's parents return home after celebrating their anniversary out of town to find their house a disaster, destroyed by a party that raged out of control.



2012 - 14 years ago
38May 15, 2012 DEXTER 2006 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

DEXTER
May 15, 2012
Date of activity on Deb's Hayden Bank account.



39May 15, 2012 PARKS AND RECREATION 2009 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PARKS AND RECREATION
May 15, 2012
Double Date Day: Anniversary that Leslie creates for her and Ann, commemorating the first time they went on a double date.



40May 15, 2012 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
May 15, 2012
Date of transactions on Kelly Dyson's Appleton Credit Union account statement.



41May 15, 2012 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
May 15, 2012
Date of transactions on Owen Reynolds' One State Bank account statement.



42May 15, 2012 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
May 15, 2012
Date that the machine identifies machine number and psychologist Caroline Turing as an irrelevant number.



43May 15, 2012 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
May 15, 2012
Processed Date on the Harthorpe Bank payment that Detective Carter finds from Councilman Seth Larsson to East Borough Construction Group LLC that is connected to HR's murder plot.



44May 15, 2012 SCARY MOVIE V 2013 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

SCARY MOVIE V
May 15, 2012
Charlie Sheen's body discovered on May 15th. His corpse didn't stop partying until May 23rd.



2013 - 13 years ago
45May 15, 2013 THE VOICES 2014 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

THE VOICES
May 15, 2013
After spending the night with her, Jerry wakes up at Lisa's apartment. After work, she makes a surprise visit to his home, where she discovers the mess from when he cut up Fiona's body. And he kills her.



2015 - 11 years ago
46May 15, 2015 MR. ROBOT: RED WHEELBARROW 2016 LiteratureDates21st Century: 10sEvents

MR. ROBOT: RED WHEELBARROW
May 15, 2015
Date of Hot Carla's journal entry.



2017 - 9 years ago
47May 15, 2017 BROOKLYN NINE-NINE 2013 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
May 15, 2017
Jake and Amy tell the precinct to save the date, because they're getting married on May 15th. Amy makes an oral agreement with the venue of their choice, but the Vulture swoops in and steals it before they're able to make it official. Apparently, he's in love. But when Jake and Amy find out he's cheating on his fiancee, they let her know, and after she dumps him, the Vulture instead uses the venue for an all-girl pudding wrestling party.



48May 15, 2017 DIMENSION 404 2017 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

DIMENSION 404
May 15, 2017
In what appears to be a continuity error, the first time that Susan Hirsch is shown starting her term paper for Professor Dobkin's Quantum Mechanics class, on the same day it is due, it is dated May 15, 2017. But later - after she figures out Entropy's plan all along was to make her fail her class, not get into graduate school, and therefore not able to invent time travel - and she starts writing her paper again, this time it is dated August 21, 2016.



49May 15, 2017 SEARCHING 2018 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

SEARCHING
May 15, 2017
A summer storm delays the search for Margot. David confronts Derek at Oakfair movie theater and breaks his jaw.



2018 - 8 years ago
50May 15, 2018 HOMECOMING 2019 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

HOMECOMING
May 15, 2018
Walter Cruz and Heidi Bergman's last day.



2020 - 6 years ago
51May 15, 2020 GLASS ONION 2022 FilmDates21st Century: 20sEvents

GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
May 15, 2020
Andi Brand's twin sister Helen consults the world's greatest detective Benoit Blanc.



2021 - 5 years ago
52May 15, 2021 YOU 2018 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

YOU
May 15, 2021
Date of charges on Joe and Love's Madre Linda Trust Bank statement for New Baby Boutique, Nguyen Noodle Bar and refund for Baby Goods.



2023 - 3 years ago
53May 15, 2023 BOB'S BURGERS 2011 Animated SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

BOB'S BURGERS
May 15, 2023
Monday. Louise gives her multimedia hero presentation on Amelia Earhart, with the help of her siblings.

 

54May 15, 2023 TASK 2025 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sDeath Dates

TASK
May 15, 2023
Tom Brandis' wife dies. Tom mentions the date at his adopted son Ethan's court hearing: But the pandemic hit hard. There was a Risperdal shortage. The voices returned angrier than before. And on May 15th, those poisonous voices told him to kill Susan. And that incident now threatens to define his entire life.



2024 - 2 years ago
55May 15, 2024 THE MADNESS 2024 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

THE MADNESS
May 15, 2024
Julia Jayne checks last minute flights on her phone while following Muncie Daniels.



2025 - 1 years ago
56May 15, 2025 A MAN ON THE INSIDE 2024 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

A MAN ON THE INSIDE
May 15, 2025
Date of one of the birthdays when Pacific View celebrates resident birthdays in the month of May for Charles, Gladys, Fatimah, Helen, Morgan and Peggy.



2026 - This year - Today!
57May 15, 2026 BLACK MIRROR 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

BLACK MIRROR
May 15, 2026
Date of note on Mike and Amanda's calendar: "Overtime / Extra Shifts".



58May 15, 2026 BROOKLYN NINE-NINE 2013 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
May 15, 2026
Jake and Santiago pick May 15th for their wedding - 2017, but can't find a venue until May 15th, 2026.



2094 - 68 years from now
59May 15, 2094 ALIEN 1979 FilmDates21st Century: 30s and upEvents

ALIEN
May 15, 2094
Brett works as hardware specialist for Solari Energy Corp at Osaka solar energy plant from May 15th, 2094 to December 21st, 2095. Employment terminated.



2099 - 73 years from now
60May 15, 2099 ALIEN 1979 FilmDates21st Century: 30s and upEvents

ALIEN
May 15, 2099
Dallas graduates from Mercerton Flight Academy.



Year Unknown
61May 15 BLACK MIRROR 2011 TV SeriesDatesNo YearEvents

BLACK MIRROR
May 15
Date on calendar page that flashes by when Brandy Friday is stuck in the Redream Hotel Reverie Reborn movie program while technicians work to restart the session. Year not specified, but with Hotel Reverie being inspired by Casablanca, most likely sometime in the early 1940s.



62May 15 FUTURAMA 1999 Animated SeriesDatesNo YearEvents

FUTURAMA
May 15
Date mentioned in the CIA transmission that robot loony bin resident Norm picks up on his teeth (year unclear): The CIA cafeteria menu for the week of May 15th is as follows - Monday, shepherd's pie.



63May 15THE PALACE: A NOVEL 2000 LiteratureDatesNo YearEvents

THE PALACE: A NOVEL
May 15
The day of days, the day of the Ceri.



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