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Selected anniversaries for the "On this day" section of the Main Page

May 15: Feast day of Saint Carthage (Catholicism); Nakba Day in Palestinian communities Statue of Valentinian II 392 – Roman emperor Valentinian II (pictured) was found hanged in his residence in Vienne, in present-day France. 1855 – Thieves stole 224 pounds (102 kg) of gold from a train travelling from London to Folkestone, England. 1864 – American Civil War: A small Confederate force, which included cadets from the Virginia Military Institute, forced the Union Army out of the Shenandoah Valley. 1904 – Russo-Japanese War: The Japanese battleships Hatsuse and Yashima sank after striking several mines off Port Arthur, China. 1916 – Jesse Washington, a teenage African-American farmhand, was lynched in Waco, Texas. Hilary of Galeata (d. 558) Emily Dickinson (d. 1886) K. M. Cariappa (d. 1993) More anniversaries: May 14 May 15 May 16