Event:
Category 3-strength Hurricane Odile makes landfall near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, destroying property and leaving many residents without electricity or potable water; the storm is expected to weaken to a tropical storm overnight as it continues north
More Notable Events on September 15:
1990 France announce it will send 4,000 troops to Persian Gulf
1985 Willie Nelson's Farm Aid concert
1968 Launch of Zond 5, 1st lunar fly-around with Earth reentry
1966 1st British nuclear sub HMS Resolution launched
1928 Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
