TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

1821-Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua gain independence

1894-Japan defeats China in Battle of Ping Yang

1916-First tank used in war, "Little Willies" at Battle of Flors, France

1917-Russia proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky

1941-Nazis kill 800 Jewish women at Shkudvil, Lithuania

1950-During Korean conflict, U.N. forces land at Incheon in the south

1959-Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrives in U.S. to begin a 13-day visit

1970-Decca awards Bing Crosby a second platinum disc for selling 300 million

1981-US Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor

1982-First issue of "USA Today" published by Gannett Co.

1982-Israeli forces began pouring into west Beirut

1985-European team beats U.S. team for golf's Ryders Cup (first since 1957)

1988-Lillehammer, Norway upsets Anchorage to host 1994 Winter olympics

1990-France announce it will send 4,000 troops to the Persian Gulf