THE DAY IN HISTORY · SEPTEMBER 15
September 15 in history
What happened on September 15: 4 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1830, 1894, 1940 and 1950, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Rainhill trials
Oct 1829 — Trials to choose the locomotive for the Liverpool & Manchester. The Stephensons’ Rocket wins, reaching about 30 mph. The line opens on 15 Sep 1830 as the first inter-city railway run entirely by steam.
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— Battle of Pyongyang
15 Sep 1894 — Japanese columns converge on the Qing garrison at Pyongyang and drive it from Korea in a day. Two days later Japan’s navy beats the Chinese fleet off the Yalu. A war over who would control Korea was effectively decided in six weeks.
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Battle of Britain Day: the Luftwaffe’s maximum effort against London is met, wave for wave, by radar-guided squadrons. Invasion is quietly shelved.
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— Inchon landing
15 Sep 1950 — MacArthur lands two divisions in Seoul’s treacherous tidal harbor, 240 km behind the front. The North Korean army collapses in two weeks.
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