September 15 - The Day in History

September 15 : General Interest 1978: Ali defeats Spinks to win world heavyweight championship On this day in 1978, boxer Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans to win the world heavyweight boxing title for the third time in his career, the first fighter ever to do so... read more American Revolution 1779 : French capture British ships http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/french-capture-british-ships Automotive 1969 : The Italian Job is released in Sweden http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-itali an-job-is-released-in-sweden Civil War 1862 : Confederates capture Harpers Ferry http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/confederates-capture-harpers-ferry-virginia Cold War 1959 : Khrushchev arrives in Washington http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/khrushchev-arrives-in-washington Crime 1990 : A Bible school instructor abducts a teenage girl http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-bible-school-instructor-abducts-a-teenage-girl Disaster 1958 : Train plunges off bridge http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/train-plunges-off-bridge General Interest 1916 : Tanks introduced into warfare at the Somme http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tanks-introduced-into-warfare-at-the-somme 1940 : Tide turns in the Battle of Britain http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tide-turns-in-the-battle-of-britain 1950 : U.S. forces land at Inchon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-forces-land-at-inchon 1963 : Four black schoolgirls killed in Birmingham http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/four-black-schoolgirls-killed-in-birmingham Hollywood 1954 : Famous Marilyn Monroe "skirt" scene filmed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/famous-marilyn-monroe-skirt-scene-filmed Literary 1890 : Agatha Christie is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/agatha-christie-is-born Music 1962 : The Four Seasons earn their first #1 hit with "Sherry" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-four-seasons-earn-their-first-1-hit-with-quotsherryquot Old West 1858 : The first transcontinental mail service to San Francisco begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-transcontinental-mail-service-to-san-francisco-begins Presidential 1794 : James Madison marries Dolley Payne Todd http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-madison-marries-dolley-payne-todd 1857 : Future President William Taft born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/future-president-william-taft-born Sports 1931 : Athletics clinch pennant http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/athletics-clinch-pennant Vietnam War 1964 : NLF calls for general military offensive http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nlf-calls-for-general-military-offensive 1972 : South Vietnamese forces retake Quang Tri City http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-forces-retake-quang-tri-city World War I 1914 : First trenches are dug on the Western Front http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-trenches-are-dug-on-the-western-front World War II 1935 : Nuremberg race laws imposed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nuremberg-race-laws-imposed

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