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This Day In History: September 15th

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Communication
 
 
Crime and Corruption
1923
USA
Oklahoma was placed under martial law by Gov. John Calloway Walton due to terrorist activity by the Ku Klux Klan. After this declaration national newspapers began to expose the Klan and its criminal activities.
1963
USA
A church bombing kills four young girls in Birmingham, AL. Robert Chambliss was not brought to justice until 1977.
1972
USA
The Watergate indictments began against seven perpetrators.
1982
Iran
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, Iran's former foreign minister, was executed. He had been convicted of plotting against the government.
1993
USA
The FBI announced a new national campaign concerning the crime of carjacking.
1993
USA
Katherine Ann Power surrendered to authorities to face charges in a 1970 bank robbery in which Walter Schroeder Sr. of the Boston Police was killed. She had been in hiding for 23 years.
1998
USA
David Andrew Douglas was convicted of strangling his 3-year-old granddaughter Shelby Lynne Barrackman because she licked icing off cupcakes.
Defence
1961
USA
The U.S. resumed underground testing of nuclear weapons.
1998
Iran
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered the Iranian military to be on full alert and massed troops on its border with Afghanistan.
1999
The World
The United Nations approved the deployment of a multinational peacekeeping force in East Timor.
Disasters
 
 
Discovery
 
 
Education
1883
USA
The University of Texas at Austin opened.
 
Film, Television and Radio
1949
USA
"The Lone Ranger" premiered on ABC. Clayton Moore was the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels was Tonto.
1965
USA
"Lost in Space" premiered on CBS TV.
1965
USA
"Green Acres" premiered on CBS TV.
2003
USA
In Independence, MO, the birthplace of Ginger Rogers was designated a local landmark. The move by the Independence City Council qualified the home for historic preservation.

Heads of State
1959
USSR
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrived in the U.S. to begin a 13-day visit.
1994
USA
U.S. President Clinton told Haiti's military leaders "Your time is up. Leave now or we will force you from power."
Health and Social Welfare
1928
USA
Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic penicillin in the mold Penicillium notatum.
 
Industry
1858
USA
The first mail service begins to the Pacific Coast of the U.S. under government contract. Coaches from the Butterfield Overland Mail Company took 12 days to make the journey between Tipton, MO and San Francisco, CA.
 
Law
 
 
Motor Sport
 
 
People
1995
The World
The U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women was held in Beijing.
1998
USA
It was announced that 5.9 million people read The Starr Report on the Internet. 606,000 people read the White House defense of U.S. President Clinton.
Politics
1789
USA
The U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs was renamed the Department of State.
1821
Nicaragua
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador proclaimed independence.
1917
USSR
Alexander Kerensky proclaimed Russia to be a republic.
1935
Nazi Germany
The Nuremberg Laws were enacted by Nazi Germany. The act stripped all German Jews of their civil rights and the swastika was made the official symbol of Nazi Germany.
1983
USA
The U.S. Senate joined the U.S. House of Representatives in their condemning of the Soviet Union for shooting down a Korean jet with 269 people onboard.
1990
France
France announced that it would send an additional 4,000 soldiers to the Persian Gulf. They also expelled Iraqi military attaches in Paris.
Publishing
1982
USA
The first issue of "USA Today" was published.
 
Religion
1853
USA
Reverend Antoinette Brown Blackwell was ordained becoming first female minister in the United States.
1955
USA
Betty Robbins became the first woman cantor.
Science
1928
Scotland Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic penicillin in the mold Penicillium notatum.
 
Sport
1953
USA
The National Boxing Association adopted the 10-point scoring system for all of its matches.
1978
USA
Muhammad Ali defeated Leon Spinks to win his 3rd World Heavyweight Boxing title.
Technology
1857
USA
Timothy Alder earned a patent for the typesetting machine.
1909
USA
Charles F. Kettering applied for a patent on his ignition system. His company Delco (Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company) later became a subsidiary of General Motors.
The Arts
 
 
The Environment
1971
World Greenpeace was founded.
 
The Law
1993
USA
The FBI announced a new national campaign concerning the crime of carjacking.
 
The Workforce
 
 
Trade and Economy
1909
USA
A New York judge rule that Ford Motor Company had infringed on George Seldon's patent for the "Road Engine." The ruling was later overturned.
 
Transport
1858
USA
The first mail service begins to the Pacific Coast of the U.S. under government contract. Coaches from the Butterfield Overland Mail Company took 12 days to make the journey between Tipton, MO and San Francisco, CA.
 
War
1775
USA
An early and unofficial American flag was raised by Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Mott after the seizing of Fort Johnson from the British. The flag was dark blue with the white word "Liberty" spelled on it.
1776
USA
British forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution.
1916
France
During the Battle of the Somme, in France, tanks were first used in warfare when the British rolled them onto the battlefields.
1940
Nazi Germany
The German Luftwaffe suffered the loss of 185 planes in the Battle of Britain. The change in tide forced Hitler to abandon his plans for invading Britain.
1950
South Korea
U.N. forces landed at Inchon, Korea in an attempt to relieve South Korean forces and recapture Seoul.
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