History for December 15 - On-This-Day.com
Nero (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) 37 AD - Fifth and last Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Gustave Eiffel 1832 - Engineer: designed Paris’ Eiffel Tower and helped design Statue of Liberty, J. Paul Getty 1892 - Oil magnate: Getty Oil
Tim Conway 1933 - Actor, comedian ("McHale’s Navy," "The Tim Conway Show," "The Carol Burnett Show"), Dave Clark 1942 - Singer (The Dave Clark Five), TV producer, actor, Don Johnson (Donnie Wayne Johnson) 1949 - Actor ("Nash Bridges," "Miami Vice")
1791 - In the U.S., the first ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, went into effect following ratification by the state of Virginia.
2001 - It was announced that Siena Heights University would begin offering a class called "Animated Philosophy and Religion." The two-credit class would cover how religion and philosophy are part of popular culture and is based on the television series "The Simpsons."
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