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1935-Nuremberg race laws imposed
On September 15, 1935, German Jews are stripped of their citizenship, reducing them to mere “subjects” of the state.
1862- Confederates capture Harpers Ferry
Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson captures Harpers Ferry, Virginia (present-day West Virginia), and some 12,000 Union soldiers as General Robert E. Lee’s army moves north into Maryland.
1954-Famous Marilyn Monroe “skirt” scene filmed
The famous picture of Marilyn Monroe, laughing as her skirt is blown up by the blast from a subway vent, is shot on September 15, 1954 during the filming of The Seven Year Itch. The scene infuriated her husband, Joe
Mary Clarissa Agatha Miller, later known as Agatha Christie, is born on September 15, 1890 in Torquay, Devon, England.
Raised and educated at Ashfield, her parents’ comfortable home, Christie began making up stories as a child.
1914- First trenches dug on Western Front
In the wake of the Battle of the Marne—during which Allied troops halted the steady German push through Belgium and France that had proceeded over the first month of World War I—a conflict both sides had expected to be short and decisive turns longer and bloodier, as Allied and German forces begin digging the first trenches on the Western Front on September 15, 1914.
