1. On August 15, 1947, Great Britain’s rule over what country ended?

2. What movie, released on August 15, 1979, made famous the line “I love the smell of napalm in the morning”?

3. The discovery of what new carnivore species, a member of the raccoon family found in Columbia and Ecuador, was announced on August 15, 2013?

4. Which king of the Scots died on August 15, 1057?

5. What canal opened on August 15, 1914?

6. From what country did the Republic of Congo gain independence on August 15, 1960?