Date: September 18, 1915
A story in New York World newspaper reveals that the Imperial German government had purchased excess phenol from Thomas Edison that could be used to make explosives for the war effort and diverted it to Bayer for aspirin production. Date: August 15, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅…
World War I: The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres. Date: April 22, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)…
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 1915Battle of Dogger Bank: British and German…
Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States, is put in quarantine for the second time, where she would remain for the rest of her life. Date: March 27, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅…
Japan issues the "Twenty-One Demands" to the Republic of China in a bid to increase its power in East Asia. Date: January 18, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915Georges Claude Patents Neon Discharge…
New Culture Movement: Chen Duxiu establishes the New Youth magazine in Shanghai. Date: September 15, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915French Rescue 4,000 Armenian Genocide Survivors at Musa Dagh, September 12, 1915Japan Issues…