Template:On this day/August 15

Copy the 3-5 most noteworthy events from the corresponding date page. Please change to past tense and bold the key article. You may also include a relevant photo, sized between 100-140px wide and aligned right.

August 15:

• 1559 – The Spanish expedition led by Tristán de Luna y Arellano landed, establishing the first European settlement within the continental United States.
• 1882 – The first train passengers on the Pensacola & Atlantic Railroad crossed the Pensacola Bay railroad bridge.
• 1890 – The Ladies' Monument Association was founded to plan a Confederate memorial atop Gage Hill.
• 1960 – The Pensacola Historical Society opened a museum in Old Christ Church.