History for September 15 - On-This-Day.com:
James Fenimore Cooper 1789, William H. Taft (U.S.) 1857, Agatha Christie 1890
Fay Wray 1907, Oliver Stone 1946, Tommy Lee Jones 1946
1775 - An early and unofficial American flag was raised by Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Mott after the seizing of Fort Johnson from the British. The flag was dark blue with the white word "Liberty" spelled on it.
1909 - Charles F. Kettering applied for a patent on his ignition system. His company Delco (Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company) later became a subsidiary of General Motors.
1928 - Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic penicillin in the mold Penicillium notatum.
1935 - The Nuremberg Laws were enacted by Nazi Germany. The act stripped all German Jews of their civil rights and the swastika was made the official symbol of Nazi Germany.
1949 - "The Lone Ranger" premiered on ABC. Clayton Moore was the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels was Tonto.
1950 - U.N. forces landed at Inchon, Korea in an attempt to relieve South Korean forces and recapture Seoul.
1965 - "Lost in Space" premiered on CBS TV.
1965 - "Green Acres" premiered on CBS TV.
1982 - The first issue of "USA Today" was published.
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