It happened on… July 15

FIFA World Cup Final: Former captain Didier Deschamps became only the third person to win the tournament as both a player and a coach, as France defeated Croatia 4–2.

“Stranger Things” premieres on Netflix. Created by the Duffer brothers, the series stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, and Millie Bobby Brown.

“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” the sixth film in the series, is released in theaters.

Twitter is launched. The service would go on to become one of the world’s leading social media platforms.

Donatella Versace launches her first haute couture collection under the Versace name, one year after her brother’s murder.

The film “Die Hard,” directed by John McTiernan and starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman, is released.

"Honky Chateau" becomes Elton John’s first No. 1 album in the U.S. The album includes the song “Rocket Man.”

Manitoba becomes Canada’s fifth province, and the Northwest Territories are established.