Darwin reaches the Galápagos
HMS Beagle reached the archipelago, beginning five weeks of collecting and observation that later became part of Darwin’s case for evolution.
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September 15
Five events. Thirty connected stories. One day across 128 years.
The first tanks go into battle
British Mark I tanks made their combat debut at Flers-Courcelette. Mechanical failures limited the attack, but armored warfare had begun.
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Fighter Command intercepted two large daylight raids toward London, demonstrating that Britain’s air-defense system remained effective.
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An amphibious assault behind North Korean lines seized a beachhead and transformed the immediate course of the Korean War.
Read the feature and five linked stories →The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
A racist bombing killed Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley during Sunday school in Birmingham.
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