Today in History: September 15, Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy
Today is Monday, Sept. 15, the 258th day of 2025. There are 107 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 15, 2008, as a result of the subprime mortgage crisis, Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 in the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history. Also on this date: In 1835, Charles Darwin reached the Galápagos Islands aboard the HMS Beagle. Related Articles Emmy Awards 2025: Full list of top winners ‘The Pitt’ wins drama Emmy Award as the ‘The Studio’ breaks Emmys comedy record Photos: 2025 Emmy Awards red carpet standout fashion moments Utah governor says the motive in Kirk shooting is not yet certain but the suspect was on the left Today in History: September 14, Monaco princess dies of car crash injuries In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws were enacted in Nazi Germany, depriving German Jews of their citizenship. In 1940, the tide turned in the Battle of Britain in World War II, as the Royal Air Force inflicted heavy losses upon the Luftwaffe. In 1958, 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 48 people. In 1959, 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 1963, four Black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. (Three Ku Klux Klansmen were eventually convicted for their roles in the blast.) In 1978, Muhammad Ali became the first boxer to capture the heavyweight title three times, winning by unanimous decision in his rematch with Leon Spinks. Today’s Birthdays: Writer-director Ron Shelton is 80. Actor Tommy Lee Jones is 79. Film director Oliver Stone is 79. Football coach Pete Carroll is 74. TV personality Lisa Vanderpump is 65. Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino is 64. Actor Josh Charles is 54. Olympic gold medal swimmer Tom Dolan is 50. Actor Tom Hardy is 48. Actor Amy Davidson is 46. Actor Dave Annable is 46. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, is 41. TV personality Heidi Montag is 39.
