ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: SEPTEMBER 15
FEATURED EVENT
1821
Central Americans granted independence
On this day in 1821, Central American notables accepted a plan drafted by the Mexican caudillo Agustín de Iturbide that brought independence from Spain to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Featured Biography
British author
Born on This Day
1984
Prince Harry, duke of Sussex
British prince
1961
Dan Marino
American athlete
1946
Oliver Stone
American director, producer, and screenwriter
1857
William Howard Taft
president and chief justice of United States
MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY
American rock guitarist Johnny Ramone—who cofounded the Ramones, a band that influenced the rise of punk rock on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean—died in Los Angeles.
2004
Prince Harry of Wales—the younger son of Charles, prince of Wales, and Diana, princess of Wales—was born in London.
1984
Muhammad Ali won the world heavyweight boxing championship for the third time with his victory over Leon Spinks.
1978
Members of the Ku Klux Klan bombed the predominantly African American 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four girls.
1963
United Nations troops landed at Inch'ŏn, South Korea, crippling a North Korean invasion during the Korean War.
1950
The tank was used for the first time in combat, by the British during World War I.
1916
During the American Civil War, Confederates under General Stonewall Jackson captured Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now in West Virginia), and took more than 12,500 prisoners, the largest Union surrender in the war.
1862
1812
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1939German invasion of Poland -
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1666Great Fire of London -
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1976Viking 2's Mars landing -
September 4
1781Los Angeles founded -
September 5
2001Evidence provided for black hole theory -
September 6
1901U.S. President William McKinley assassinated -
September 7
1191Battle of Arsūf -
September 8
1429Paris attacked by Joan of Arc -
September 9
1976Death of Mao -
September 10
1608John Smith chosen president of Jamestown -
September 11
2001World Trade Center and Pentagon attacked by terrorists -
September 12
1764Death of French composer Rameau -
September 13
1598Philip III crowned king of Spain and Portugal -
September 14
1847Mexico City captured by U.S. forces -
September 15
1821Central Americans granted independence -
September 16
1620Mayflower's departure for America -
September 17
1978Camp David Accords concluded -
September 18
1931Mukden seized by Japanese -
September 19
1796George Washington's Farewell Address published -
September 20
1870Rome incorporated into Italy -
September 21
1823Joseph Smith's vision of Moroni -
September 22
1980Solidarity formed -
September 23
1846Neptune observed -
September 24
1957Federal troops sent into Little Rock, Arkansas -
September 25
1513Pacific Ocean sighted by Balboa -
September 26
1960First televised U.S. presidential debate -
September 27
1066Norman Conquest begun -
September 28
1542California “discovered” -
September 29
1923British mandate in Palestine -
September 30
1938Munich Agreement signed
