Today in History - May 15

Today's Highlight in History:

On May 15, 1918, U.S. airmail began service between Washington, Philadelphia and New York.

On this date:

In 1911, the Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of Standard Oil Co., ruling it was a monopoly in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

In 1930, registered nurse Ellen Church, the first airline stewardess, went on duty aboard an Oakland, Calif.-to-Chicago flight operated by Boeing Air Transport, a forerunner of United Airlines.

In 1942, wartime gasoline rationing went into effect in 17 eastern states, limiting sales to three gallons a week for nonessential vehicles.

In 1948, hours after declaring its independence, the new state of Israel was attacked by Transjordan, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon.

In 1958, Vice President Richard Nixon received a hero's welcome on his return from a violence-marred tour of Latin America.

In 1958, the MGM movie musical "Gigi," starring Leslie Caron as a young French courtesan-in-training, was released.