On this day in history
September 15
American
1963A bomb kills four Black girls at a Birmingham church, galvanizing the civil rights movement.
A bomb kills four Black girls at a Birmingham church, galvanizing the civil rights movement.
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2008Lehman Brothers collapses, the largest bankruptcy in American history, detonating the financial crisis.
Lehman Brothers collapses, the largest bankruptcy in American history, detonating the financial crisis.
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World
1935The Nazis pass the Nuremberg Laws, stripping Jews of citizenship.
The Nazis pass the Nuremberg Laws, stripping Jews of citizenship.
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1940The RAF defeats the Luftwaffe on Battle of Britain Day, the turning point of the air campaign.
The RAF defeats the Luftwaffe on Battle of Britain Day, the turning point of the air campaign.
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1830The world's first passenger railway opens between Liverpool and Manchester.
The world's first passenger railway opens between Liverpool and Manchester.
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