Video: 'The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka | Free Audiobook'
(Friday, October 15, 1915) — The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka’s famous absurdist tale about a man named Gregor Samsa who wakes up one morning to discover that he has been transformed into a huge, insect-like creature, was first published today in the German literary journal Die Weißen Blätter (The White Pages).
Video: '1915 World Series- History of Baseball Class(Red Sox vs Phillies)'
(Wednesday, October 13, 1915, approximately 4:15 p.m. EST) — The Boston Red Sox won the 1915 World Series today, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the fifth and deciding game. Continue reading Boston Red Sox win World Series in seven games 110 years ago this hour (Oct 13 1915)
Video: 'Edith Cavell - Not A Martyr But A Nurse I WHO DID WHAT IN WW1?'
(Tuesday, October 12, 1915, 7:00 a.m. Central European Time; during World War I) — British nurse Edith Cavell, 49, was executed today by a German firing squad at the Tir national (National shooting range) in the municipality of Schaerbeek in Brussels, Belgium, for helping Allied soldiers escape from Belgium.
Video: 'THE RAINBOW by D.H. LAWRENCE P1 of 2- FULL AudioBook | GreatestAudioBooks V2'
(September 30, 1915) — The D.H. Lawrence novel The Rainbow, which follows three generations of the Brangwen family living in Nottinghamshire, was published today in London by Methuen & Co. Continue reading D.H. Lawrence novel ‘The Rainbow’ published 110 years ago today (Sep 30 1915)
Video: 'W.C. Fields in POOL SHARKS (1915)'
(Sunday, September 19, 1915) — Pool Sharks, a one-reel silent comedy featuring the film (acting/writing) debut of vaudeville performer W. C. Fields, was released today (directed by Edwin Middleton).
Video: 'Murder case, Leo Frank lynching live on'
(Tuesday, August 17, 1915, at around 7:00 a.m. local time) — Jewish American factory superintendent Leo Frank was abducted from his prison cell in Milledgeville, Georgia, this morning and lynched in Marietta, capping one of the most contentious criminal cases in Georgia history. Continue reading Jewish American Leo Frank lynched in Georgia after abduction from prison 110 years ago this hour (Aug 17 1915)
Video: 'Why Did the US Take Over Haiti in 1915?'
(Wednesday, July 28, 1915, about 4:00 p.m. EST; during the Banana Wars) — More than 300 American sailors and Marines arrived in Haiti today to restore order following the killing of Haitian President Vibrun Guillaume Sam by rebels, beginning a 19-year U.S. occupation.
Video: 'Grad Student Finds Footage of 1915 Ship Disaster'
(Tuesday, July 24, 1915, 7:28 a.m. CDT; during World War I) — The SS Eastland, a passenger ship carrying more than 2,500 people, rolled onto its side today while docked at the Clark Street Bridge on the Chicago River, killing 844 passengers and four crew members.
Video: 'The Birth of Jazz'
(Sunday, July 11, 1915) — The Chicago Sunday Tribune ran an article today titled, “Blues Is Jazz and Jazz Is Blues” in what’s believed to be one of the earliest, if not the earliest, uses of the word “jazz” as a musical term by a newspaper.
(Friday, July 2, 1915, approximately 11:40 p.m. EDT; during World War I) — A powerful bomb, concealed beneath the telephone switchboard in the Senate reception room of the United States Capitol, exploded here tonight. The blast, which shattered windows and sent a tremor through the great building, caused no loss of life or injury. Continue reading Time bomb explodes in U.S. Senate reception room 110 years ago this hour (July 2 1915)
