What generation is 1915? Greatest Generation

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About the Generation (1915)

The Greatest Generation (1901-1927): Experienced the Great Depression and World War II, renowned for their resilience, resourcefulness, and strong sense of duty.

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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 1915

  • Frank Sinatra (Dec 12, 1915)
  • Billie Holiday (Apr 7, 1915)
  • Edith Piaf (Dec 19, 1915)
  • Ingrid Bergman (Aug 29, 1915)
  • Joseph Montoya (Sep 24, 1915)
  • Muddy Waters (Apr 4, 1915)
  • Les Paul (Jun 9, 1915)
  • Orson Welles ( 6, 1915)
  • David Rockefeller (Jun 12, 1915)
  • Arthur Miller (Oct 17, 1915)

What Happened in 1915

  1. Feb 28 - WWI: After the French try to drive the Germans forces back into the Champagne region, they gain a few hundred yards - at the cost of 50,000 casualties
  2. Apr 22 - 1st military use of poison gas (chlorine, by Germany) in WW I
  3. May 7 - RMS Lusitania sunk by German submarine off the southern coast of Ireland; 1198 lives lost
  4. Sep 21 - Cecil Chubb buys English prehistoric monument Stonehenge for £6,600
  5. Oct 8 - Battle of Loos on WWI Western Front ends, German forces contain British attack (85,000 casualties)
  6. Oct 12 - Ford Motor Company under Henry Ford manufactures its 1 millionth automobile at the River Rouge plant in Detroit

Top Songs 1915

  1. Hello, Frisco! - Olive Kline & Reinald Werrenrath
  2. They Didn't Believe Me - Harry MacDonough & Olive Kline
  3. Carry Me Back to Old Virginney - Alma Gluck
  4. It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary - John McCormack
  5. Home Sweet Home - Alice Nielsen
  6. There's a Long, Long Trail - James F Harrison & James Reed
  7. Close To My Heart - Henry Burr & Albert Campbell
  8. Apanhei-te, Cavaquinho - Grupo O Passos no Choro
  9. Kitty The Telephone Girl - Jack Norworth
  10. I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier - Morton Harvey

Popular Movies 1915

  1. The Birth of a Nation - Director: Griffith, D.W.. Country: USA.
  2. Les Vampires - Director: Feuillade, Louis. Country: France.
  3. The Cheat - Director: DeMille, Cecil B.. Country: USA.
  4. Regeneration - Director: Walsh, Raoul. Country: USA.
  5. A Fool There Was - Director: Powell, Frank. Country: USA.
  6. The Italian - Director: Barker, Reginald. Country: USA.
  7. The Battle Cry of Peace - Director: Blackton, J. Stuart / North, Wilfrid. Country: USA.
  8. Charlie the Champion - Director: Chaplin, Charles. Country: USA.
  9. Jane Shore - Director: Haldane, Bert / Thornton, F. Martin. Country: UK.
  10. Just Nuts - Director: Roach, Hal. Country: USA.

Who Was US President 1915

Woodrow Wilson
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