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Home On This Day On This Day in History – September 15

What Happened on September 15?2008 – Lehman Brothers file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectionLehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection. This was the largest bankruptcy in US history.1981 – John Bull becomes the oldest operable locomotiveThe steam locomotive manufactured by the British and operated in New Jersey, US became the world's oldest and still operable locomotive when the Smithsonian operated it on this day. It was first put to use on September 15, 1831.1963 – A Ku Klux Klan bomb kills 4 young African-American girls4 members of the white supremacy group, set off a timed bomb at the 16th Street Baptist Church, a predominantly black church in Birmingham, Alabama. The bombings marked a watershed moment in the Civil Rights Movement in America.1935 – Nuremberg laws instituted by the Nazi party are put into forceThe laws revoked citizenship for Jews, forbade them from having relationships with people of non-Jewish origin and made the swastika the official symbol of Germany.1894 – Battle of Pyongyang ends with decisive Japanese victoryThe battle was a major land battle took place between the forces of Meiji Japan and Qing China during the First Sino-Japanese War.

Births on September 151955 – Renzo RossoItalian fashion designer, businessman, co-founded Diesel Clothing1954 – Hrant DinkTurkish/Armenian journalist1946 – Oliver StoneAmerican director, screenwriter, producer1890 – Agatha ChristieEnglish author1254 – Marco PoloItalian explorer

Deaths on September 152007 – Colin McRaeScottish race car driver1980 – Bill EvansAmerican pianist, composer1938 – Thomas WolfeAmerican author1859 – Isambard Kingdom BrunelEnglish engineer, designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge1842 – Francisco MorazánGuatemalan lawyer, politicianChange Date:
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- Birth of Bocage, Portugal
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