12 January 1915Constitution of USAThomas Woodrow Wilson
The US House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give woment the vote
Historical records for United States of America in 1915, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The US House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give woment the vote
The US House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give woment the vote
Lowell Observatory captures faint images of Pluto, but the object is not recognised as the predicted planet.
Birth of McKinley Morganfield, Mississippi
Birth of Billie Holiday
A US steamer is torpedoed off the Scilly Isles by a German submarine, 3 lives are lost
Gulflight was torpedoed by U-30 on 1 May 1915 but did not sink; she was towed to safety and later returned to service.
Birth of George Orson Welles
Germany sinks the Cunard liner Lusitania, 1152 lives are lost including 102 Americans
Wilson's administration sent Germany diplomatic notes after Lusitania's loss, challenging attacks on passenger and neutral shipping.
Appointed Chairman of the American Relief Commission in Belgium
Appointed Captain
Harlow Shapley uses Cepheids to place initial constraints on the size and shape of the Milky Way, and of the placement of our Sun within it
Elected Senator
Composes a melody later adapted into the popular song It's All in the Game.
Publication of "The Freudian Wish"
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