U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to a sniper attack at the University of Texas at Austin, writes a letter to Congress urging the enactment of gun control legislation. Date: September 15, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day…

The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. Date: September 15, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)

The first Greenpeace ship departs from Vancouver to protest against the upcoming Cannikin nuclear weapon test in Alaska. Date: September 15, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)

A Scandinavian Airlines System domestic flight from Gothenburg to Stockholm is hijacked and flown to Malmö Bulltofta Airport. Date: September 15, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)

Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board. Date: September 15, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

The French department of "Corse" (the entire island of Corsica) is divided into two: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica). Date: September 15, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)

At the Superdome in New Orleans, Muhammad Ali outpoints Leon Spinks in a rematch to become the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title three times. Date: September 15, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)

The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C. Date: September 15, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Date: September 15, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)

Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns. Date: September 15, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)