53 days before July 7, 2012
would be
May 15, 2012 (Tuesday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)
• Day numbers: 136
• Week number: 20
• Leap year: 2012 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times for May 15, 2012 (Tuesday)
• Sunrise time: 06:18 am
• Sunset time: 08:40 pm
• Day length: 14h 22m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase for May 15, 2012 (Tuesday)
• Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
• Illumination: 21%
• Moon Age: 25.01 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
May 15, 2012 Holidays and National Days
May 15 in History
1988
Soviets forces begin their withdrawal from Afghanistan.
1975
The merchant ship Mayaguez is recaptured from Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge.
1972
Gov. George Wallace is shot by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, Maryland.
1968
U.S. Marines relieve army troops in Nhi Ha, South Vietnam after a fourteen-day battle.
1963
The last Project Mercury space flight, carrying Gordon Cooper, is launched.
1958
Sputnik III is launched by the Soviet Union.
1942
The United States begins rationing gasoline.
1930
Ellen Church becomes the first airline stewardess.
1918
Pfc. Henry Johnson and Pfc. Needham Roberts receive the Croix de Guerre for their services in World War I. They are the first Americans to win France’s highest military medal.
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