From the books of history - 15 September special

What Happened

1821: Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) gained independence from Spain. 1935: Nazi Germany adopted the swastika as its national flag and enacted the antisemitic Nuremberg Laws, which stripped German Jews of their citizenship. 2008: Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, marking the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history and a peak moment of the 2008 financial crisis. 2020: The Abraham Accords were signed in Washington, D.C., officially normalizing diplomatic relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain. 1953: Vijayalakshmi Pandit Makes History Vijayalakshmi Pandit became the first woman President of the UN General Assembly, a landmark achievement for India and global diplomacy International Day of Democracy Observed annually on 15 September after being established by the United Nations to promote democratic principles worldwide.