August 15, 1906
– W.E.B. DuBois demanded equal citizenship rights for African-Americans
during the second meeting of the Niagara Movement, saying, "We will not be satisfied to take one jot or little less than our full manhood." (From the Daily Bleed)
August 15, 1913 – A General Strike began in Dublin. (From the Daily Bleed)
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| U.S. troops parading in Vladivostock |
August 15, 1918 --The American 27th Infantry landed in Vladivostok to join a Japanese-initiated attack against Bolshevist forces. (From the Daily Bleed)
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| Bolsheviks killed at Vladivostock by Czechoslovak legions |
August 15, 1963 – 170 women staged a sit-in to protest employment discrimination by bank, E. St. Louis, Illinois. (From the Daily Bleed)
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