Events, Births and Deaths Happening on this Date
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Today is the 258th day of 2026. There are 107 days left in this year.
Notable Events
1776
British forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution.
1789
The U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs was renamed the Department of State.
1821
Independence was proclaimed for Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador.
1917
Russia was proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky, the head of a provisional government.
1935
The Nuremberg Laws deprived German Jews of their citizenship and made the swastika the official symbol of Nazi Germany. Below is one page of the laws, signed by Adolf Hitler.
1940
The Royal Air Force inflicted heavy losses on the Luftwaffe as the tide turned in the Battle of Britain during World War II.
1949
''The Lone Ranger'' premiered on ABC television with Clayton Moore as the masked hero and Jay Silverheels as Tonto.
1950
During the Korean War, United Nations forces landed at Inchon in the south and began their drive toward Seoul.
1963
Four children were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at a black Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama.
1982
Iran's former foreign minister, Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, was executed after he was convicted of plotting against the government.
1999
Gunman Larry Ashbrook opened fire in a Fort Worth, Texas, Baptist church, killing seven people and himself.
Notable Births
1857
William Howard Taft - who served as president of the United States and as chief justice - was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Notable Deaths
1989
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Penn Warren, the first poet laureate of the United States, died in Stratton, Vt., at age 84.