Today in History: September 15, Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy

The present day is Monday Sept the th day of There are days left in the year In the present day in history On Sept as a outcome of the subprime mortgage situation Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter in the largest bankruptcy filing in U S history Also on this date In Charles Darwin reached the Gal pagos Islands aboard the HMS Beagle Related Articles Emmy Awards Full list of top winners The Pitt wins drama Emmy Award as the The Studio breaks Emmys comedy record Photos Emmy Awards red carpet standout fashion moments Bobby Hart co-wrote Last Train to Clarksville and other hits for the Monkees How to watch tonight s Emmy Awards In the Nuremberg Laws were enacted in Nazi Germany depriving German Jews of their citizenship In the tide turned in the Battle of Britain in World War II as the Royal Air Force inflicted heavy losses upon the Luftwaffe In a commuter train headed for New York City plunged into Newark Bay after missing a stop signal and sliding off the open Newark Bay lift bridge killing people In Nikita Khrushchev became the first Soviet head of state to visit the United States as he arrived at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington In four Black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at the th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham Alabama Three Ku Klux Klansmen were eventually convicted for their roles in the blast In Muhammad Ali became the first boxer to capture the heavyweight title three times winning by unanimous decision in his rematch with Leon Spinks In the current era s Birthdays Writer-director Ron Shelton is Actor Tommy Lee Jones is Film director Oliver Stone is Football coach Pete Carroll is TV personality Lisa Vanderpump is Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino is Actor Josh Charles is Olympic gold medal swimmer Tom Dolan is Actor Tom Hardy is Actor Amy Davidson is Actor Dave Annable is Prince Harry Duke of Sussex is TV personality Heidi Montag is