World War I: The first tank prototype, developed by William Foster & Co. for the British army, was completed and given its first test drive. Date: September 6, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)
The pacifist Zimmerwald Conference begins. Date: September 5, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)
US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident. Date: August 29, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston, Texas with winds at 135 miles per hour (217 km/h). Date: August 17, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)
Jewish American Leo Frank is lynched in Marietta, Georgia, USA after his death sentence is commuted by Governor John Slaton. Date: August 17, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)
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: Battle of Sari Bair: The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay. Date: August 6, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: The German 12th Army occupies Warsaw during the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive and the Great Retreat of 1915. Date: August 4, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 4 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)
Patrick Pearse gives his famous speech "Ireland unfree shall never be at peace" at O'Donovan Rossa's funeral in Dublin. Date: August 1, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)