Date: June 9, 1915
Attempted assassination of Bishop Patrick Heffron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona, by Rev. Louis M. Lesches. Date: August 27, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915Guadalajara Train Disaster Kills 600+ January 22, 1915World…
World War I: Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air fire. Date: September 30, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915May 14 Revolt in Lisbon,…
Three trains collide in the Quintinshill rail disaster near Gretna Green, Scotland, killing 227 people and injuring 246. Date: May 22, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915World War I: Second Battle of Champagne…
Yuan Shikai declares the establishment of the Empire of China and proclaims himself Emperor. Date: December 12, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915World War I: First Tank Prototype Tested by British Army, September…
The passenger ship SS Eastland capsizes while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. A total of 844 passengers and crew are killed in the largest loss of life disaster from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes. Date: July 24, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events…
Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco. Date: January 25, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915First Synchronized Fighter Aerial Victory by Kurt…