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1916 : First use of tanks in battle


On 15 September 1916 the British used tanks in a battle for the first time in history : the battle of the Somme. The first tanks were still too slow to hold the positions gained and were prone to breakdowns. This new weapon brought no real help for this battle in which 1,250,000 soldiers were killed for Allies to advance of 8km.

1935 : Nuremberg Race Laws adopted


On September 15, 1935, the Nuremberg racial laws took effect. German Jews were already not entitled to exercise a number of professions such as teaching, journalism and even medicine. With these laws, they lost their citizenship. They could not marry or have relations with "Aryans" anymore. Obtain basic necessities became extremely difficult for them.

1959 : Khrushchev goes to Hollywood


On September 15, 1959, during the Cold War and to the amazement of many people, the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev arrived in Washington with his family for a 13-day trip in the U.S.. Khrushchev believed that the two countries were too powerful to quarrel. After talks with Eisenhower, Khrushchev visited several states, particularly California. The studio Twentieth Century Fox invited him to see the filming of a scene from Can-Can (the choice seemed very unwise) at a lunch with all of Hollywood (Marilyn Monroe, ElizabethTaylor, Frank Sinatra, Gary Cooper, Henry Fonda, Tony Curtis ...).
Hollywood producers, who could not risk hiring writers who had political opinions too far left, fighted to be able to attend the luncheon.
Khrushchev then was very disappointed at not being able to go to Disneyland for security reasons, which made him joke : Why not? What is it? Do you have rocket-launching pads there?

1961 : Carla hit Texas


On 15 September 1961, the Category 5 hurricane Carla arrived in Texas and hit the state coast as a category 4 hurricane. Due to the evacuation of 500,000 people, only 43 people were killed; however the damage amounted to $ 2 billion.

1975 : Corsica divided into 2


On September 15, 1975, Corsica was divided into two departments: Corse du Sud and Haute Corse. In 2003, a referendum asked people to vote for the abolition of departments and more autonomy but a majority of people chose to keep the situation unchanged.

Novità del giorno : 15 Settembre

Independence days in Central America
September 15 is Independence Day in Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua which commemorate the independence they have gained against Spain on September 15, 1821.

Citazione del giorno : 15 Settembre

Nikita Khrouchtchev
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers.

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François de La Rochefoucauld , Scrittore francese (1613)
Jean Sylvain Bailly, Astronomo francese, Sindaco di Parigi (1736)
James Fenimore Cooper, Romanziere americano (1789)
Porfirio Díaz, 9o Presidente del Messico (1830)
William Howard Taft, 27° Presidente degli Stati Uniti (1857)
Joseph Lyons, 10o Primo ministro dell'Australia (1879)
Ettore Bugatti, Progettista di automobili francese (1881)
Agatha Christie, Scrittrice inglese (1890)
Jean Renoir, Regista francese (1894)
Jacques Becker, Regista francese (1906)
Fay Wray, Attrice americana (1907)
Margaret Lockwood, Attrice inglese (1916)
Fausto Coppi, Ciclista italiano (1919)
Jackie Cooper, Attore americano (1922)
Jean-Pierre Serre, Matematico francese (1926)
Shōhei Imamura, Regista giapponese (1926)
Murray Gell-Mann, Fisico americano, premio Nobel (1929)
Jessye Norman, Soprano americana (1945)
Tommy Lee Jones, Attore americano (1946)
Oliver Stone, Regista americano (1946)
Ed Solomon, Sceneggiatore americano (1960)
Josh Charles, Attore americano (1971)
Tom Dolan, Nuotatore americano (1975)
Paul Thomson, Musicista scozzese (Franz Ferdinand) (1976)
Tom Hardy, Attore inglese (1977)
Harry of Wales, Nipote della Regina Elisabetta II (1984)
Aly Cissokho, Calciatore francese (1987)

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André Le Nôtre, Architetto paesaggista francese (1700)
Charles Pachelbel, Compositore tedesco (1750)
Alessandro Rolla, Violinista italiano (1841)
Thomas Wolfe, Scrittore americano (1938)
André Tardieu, Politico francese (1945)
Willy Messerschmitt, Progettista di aerei tedesco (1978)
Robert Penn Warren, Poeta americano (1989)
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