The Capture of Harpers Ferry
On September 15, 1862, during the American Civil War’s Maryland Campaign, Confederate forces commanded by Major General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson compelled the surrender of the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, ...
Green Acres and the Satire of Hooterville
On September 15, 1965, CBS premiered Green Acres, an absurdist rural sitcom created by Jay Sommers and developed with producer Paul Henning. The series starred Eddie Albert as Oliver Wendell ...
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The Renaming of the United States Department of State
On September 15, 1789, Congress renamed the newly created Department of Foreign Affairs the Department of State. The change came less than two months after the First Congress had established ...
The Channel Blasting at Morotai Island
On September 15, 1944, during the Allied invasion of Morotai Island in the Netherlands East Indies, personnel from a U.S. Navy combat demolition unit prepared and detonated explosives to clear ...
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The Birth of Robert McCloskey
On September 15, 1914, American children’s author and illustrator Robert McCloskey was born in Hamilton, Ohio. Interested in art and mechanics from an early age, he studied at the Vesper ...
The Wartime Rescue of Rin Tin Tin
Group photo of the 35th Aero Squadron with their famous mascot "Rin Tin Tin", Gengault Aerodrome, Toul, France, November 1918 via Wikimedia Commons On September 15, 1918, shortly after the ...
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The Shared Birthday of William Howard Taft and Porfirio Díaz
On September 15, two influential leaders from the United States and Mexico were born: Mexican President Porfirio Díaz in 1830 and U.S. President William Howard Taft in 1857. Raised in ...
“Danger, Will Robinson!”
On September 15, 1965, CBS premiered Lost in Space, Irwin Allen’s science-fiction adventure series inspired in part by Johann David Wyss’s classic novel The Swiss Family Robinson. The program followed ...
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The Opening of Saks Fifth Avenue
On September 15, 1924, Saks Fifth Avenue opened its flagship store on Fifth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, adding a major new destination to Manhattan’s growing Midtown shopping district ...
The Birth of James Fenimore Cooper
On September 15, 1789, James Fenimore Cooper—one of the first major American novelists—was born in Burlington, New Jersey. Shortly afterward, his family moved to Cooperstown, New York, the frontier settlement ...
Columbo Begins Its Regular Run
On September 15, 1971, NBC premiered “Murder by the Book,” the first episode of Columbo’s regular series run and an early installment of The NBC Mystery Movie. The program followed ...
Abraham Clark (1726–1794): The Poor Man’s Counselor Who Risked Everything for Independence
Born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, Abraham Clark rose from modest beginnings to become one of the most steadfast patriots of the American Revolution. A self-taught surveyor and legal advisor known ...
The Birth of Gaylord Perry
On September 15, 1938, Gaylord Jackson Perry was born in Williamston, North Carolina. Raised in a hardworking farming family, Perry developed the strength, endurance, and competitiveness that would define his ...
The Ordination of Antoinette Brown
On September 15, 1853, Antoinette Brown was ordained as minister of the Congregational church in South Butler, Wayne County, New York. Her ordination is widely recognized as the first of ...
The Filming of the Subway-Grate Scene in The Seven Year Itch
In the early hours of September 15, 1954, a Manhattan street corner became the setting for one of the most recognizable images in film history. Outside the Trans-Lux Theatre near ...
