Today in History (February 15)
399 BC Philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death by the city of Athens for corrupting the minds of the youth of the city and for impiety 1932 John Van Druten's play "There's Always Juliet" premieres in NYC 1939 Lillian Hellman's play "The Little Foxes" premieres in New York City 2011 US President Barack Obama awards writer and activist Maya Angelou the Presidential Medal of Freedom