It happened on a… September 15

2018

Russian boxer Gennady Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs) loses his first pro fight in record 20th title defence as well as undisputed world middleweight crown when outpointed by Mexican Canelo Álvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) in Las Vegas.

2004

National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announces lockout of the players union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office.

2000

27th Olympic Games opens at Sydney, Australia.

1997

Google.com is registered as a domain name

1986

1st broadcast of legal drama “L.A. Law” with ensemble cast including Corbin Bersen, Jill Eikenberry and Harry Hamlin on NBC.

1971

1st broadcast of “Columbo” starring Peter Falk on NBC.

1960

Canadiens star Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard 1921- retires from NHL hockey with a record 544 goals, plus 82 playoff tallies.

1944

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet in Quebec as part of the Octagon Conference to discuss strategy.

1935

The Nuremberg Laws were enacted by Nazi Germany. The act stripped all German Jews of their civil rights and the swastika was made the official symbol of Nazi Germany.

1928

Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic penicillin in the mold Penicillium notatum.

1916

First use of tanks in warfare, “Little Willies” at Battle of Flers-Courcelette, part of the Battle of the Somme.