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October 15, 2005 Qinghai-Tibet Railway is completed in China October 15, 2003 China sends Yang Liwei into orbit, the third country to have successfully sent a person into space October 15, 1997 Britain's Andy Green sets jet-powered car record (763.035 mph) October 15, 1997 Cleveland Indians beat Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 2 in ALCS October 15, 1997 Former rep Dan Rostenkowski released from custody for mail fraud October 15, 1997 New York jury awards boxer Mitch Green $45,000 in civil lawsuit against Mike Tyson, for street brawl in 1988 October 15, 1997 U.S. launches nuclear powered Cassini to Saturn October 15, 1995 Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA World Championship of Women's Golf October 15, 1995 Carolina Panthers win 1st game ever beating New York Jets 26-15 October 15, 1994 Botswana President Ketumile Masires BDP wins parliamentary election October 15, 1994 President Jean-Baptiste Aristide returns to Haiti October 15, 1993 Amstel brewery on Curaeao produces 1,000,000,000th bottle October 15, 1993 Guardian Angel Lisa Evers Sliwa files for divorce from Curtis Sliwa October 15, 1993 Nelson Mandela and South Africa President F W de Klerk awarded Nobel Peace Prize October 15, 1992 Charles Taylor launches an offensive against Monrovia Liberia October 15, 1992 Howard Stern radio show begins broadcasting on WLUP-AM, Chicago October 15, 1992 New York City Subway motorman Robert Ray convicted of manslaughter in death of 5 riders, when he fell asleep drunk while in control of train October 15, 1991 Clarence Thomas is confirmed as Supreme Court Justice October 15, 1990 Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev wins Nobel Peace Prize October 15, 1989 Billy Graham is given 1,900th star on Hollywood Blvd October 15, 1989 South Africa President FW de Klerk frees Sisulu and 4 other political prisoners October 15, 1989 South african ANC-founder/leader Walter Sisulu freed October 15, 1989 Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howes as NHL's all time top scorer October 15, 1988 Amnesty International's Global Concert Tour ends in Buenos Aires October 15, 1988 NCAA record rushing yardage (768 yards-Oklahoma) October 15, 1988 With 2 outs in bottom of 9th, an injured Kirk Gibson hits dramatic 2 run HR to gives Dodgers a 5-4 win in 1st game of World Series October 15, 1987 "Late Nite Comic" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 4 performances October 15, 1987 6th Belgium government of Martens falls October 15, 1987 Coup in Burkina Faso, president Sankara dies October 15, 1987 Lanford Wilson's "Burn This," premieres in New York City October 15, 1987 NFL Players Association orders an end to 24 day strike October 15, 1986 Longest post season game, Mets beat Astros 7-6 in 16 and win NL pennant October 15, 1985 Nobel prize for economics awarded to Franco Modigliani October 15, 1985 Shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit October 15, 1985 Shelley Taylor of Australia makes fastest swim ever around Manhattan Island, doing it in 6 hours 12 minutes 29 seconds October 15, 1984 Central Intelligence Agency's Information Act passes October 15, 1984 Centrum party expels 2nd Member of parliament Janmaat due to fraud October 15, 1983 Black Hawks and Maple Leafs combine for fastest 5 goals (84 seconds) October 15, 1983 Columbia beats Yale 21-18 in football, will lose next 44 games October 15, 1983 U.S. Marine sharpshooters kill 5 snipers at Beirut International Airport October 15, 1981 New York Yankees capture 33rd AL pennant, sweeping 3 games from Oakland A's October 15, 1980 Nobel prize for economy awarded to Lawrence R Klein October 15, 1979 1st Monday night game from New York City, Jets beat Vikings 14-7 (Shea Stad) October 15, 1979 Chinese premier Hwa Kwofeng visits Paris October 15, 1979 Military coup in El Salvador: president/general Carlos Romero flees October 15, 1979 New York Knicks retire 2nd number, # 10, Walt Frazier October 15, 1978 Silvia Bertolaccini wins LPGA Civitan Golf Open October 15, 1978 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. October 15, 1977 Arkansas' Steve Little kicks a record tying 67 yard field goal October 15, 1977 Debbie Boone's "You Light Up My Life," goes #1 and stays #1 for 10 weeks October 15, 1977 Don Ritchie runs world record 100 mile (11:30:51) October 15, 1976 1st debate of major-ticket VP nominees Mondale (D) vs Dole (R) October 15, 1976 Ringo releases "A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll" October 15, 1975 Iceland moves International boundary from 50 to 200 miles October 15, 1974 National Guard mobilizes to restore order in Boston school busing October 15, 1974 Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Paul J Flory (macro molecules) October 15, 1974 Washington Capitals 1st NHL tie, playing Los Angeles Kings to 1-1 tie October 15, 1973 7th Country Music Association Award: Roy Clark wins October 15, 1973 Tanks attack Thailand demonstrating students, 300 killed October 15, 1972 61st Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Bucharest (3-2) October 15, 1972 Omni in Atlanta opens - Hawks beat New York Knicks 109-101 October 15, 1970 Anwar Sadat elected president of Egypt October 15, 1970 Baltimore Orioles beat Cin Reds, 4 games to 1 in 67th World Series October 15, 1970 Bridge over Yarra River in Melbourne crashes; killing 35 October 15, 1970 Russian passenger flight hijacked to Turkey October 15, 1969 Bank of America World Headquarters (555 California) dedicated October 15, 1969 Madison Square Garden TV Network begins (Rangers vs. North Stars) October 15, 1969 New York Met Ron Swoboda's spectacular diving catch of sinking liner with runners at 1st and 3rd in 9th, Mets win in 10th in World Series game October 15, 1969 Oriole Earl Weaver becomes 1st manager ejected in a World Series October 15, 1969 Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions nationwide protest the war October 15, 1968 AL expansion draft, Kansas City pick Roger Nelson and Pilots pick Don Mincher 1st October 15, 1966 Australia bans Troggs' "I Can't Control Myself," as "terribly obscene" October 15, 1966 Lyndon Baines Johnson signs a bill creating Department of Transportation (DOT) October 15, 1965 Dodgers and Sandy Koufax win 7th game of 62nd World Series vs Twins October 15, 1965 WEMT (now WVII) TV channel 7 in Bangor, ME (ABC) begins broadcasting October 15, 1964 Craig Breedlove sets auto speed record of 846.97 kph October 15, 1964 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. awarded Nobel Peace Prize October 15, 1964 Kosygin and Brezhnev replace Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev October 15, 1964 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 61st World Series October 15, 1964 New York Yankees appears in 14 and win 9 of last 16 World Series October 15, 1963 Ludwig Erhard follows Conrad Adenauer as West German Chancellor October 15, 1962 Byron R White appointed to Supreme Court October 15, 1962 WLOX TV channel 13 in Biloxi-Gulfport, MS (ABC) begins broadcasting October 15, 1960 "Laughs and Other Events" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 8 performances October 15, 1959 "Untouchables" premieres October 15, 1959 KNDO TV channel 23 in Yakima, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting October 15, 1958 Tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Egypt October 15, 1958 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 15, 1957 Giants trade Minneapolis franchise to Red Sox for San Francisco Seals-franchises only, not the players October 15, 1956 Pyotr Bolotnikov runs world record 10k (28:42.8) October 15, 1956 William J Brennan, Jr. appointed to Supreme Court October 15, 1956 Yankees Enos Slaughter scores from 1st on a single in World Series October 15, 1954 Hurricane Hazel strikes U.S. and Canada, 348 die October 15, 1954 KLTV TV channel 7 in Tyler-Longview, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting October 15, 1953 John Patrick's "Teahouse of the Red Moon," premieres in New York City October 15, 1953 KOIN TV channel 6 in Portland, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting October 15, 1953 WJNL (now WFAT) TV channel 19 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (IND) begins October 15, 1952 Arthur Laurent's "Time of the Cuckoo," premieres in New York City October 15, 1951 "I Love Lucy" debuts on CBS TV October 15, 1951 Egyptian parliament accept denounces Suez Canal Treaty October 15, 1949 Administration of territory of Manipur taken over by Indian government October 15, 1949 Billy Graham begins his ministry October 15, 1949 Tripura accedes to Indian union October 15, 1948 China's Red army occupies Chinchov October 15, 1946 Smallest World Series share since 1918 (Cards $3,748, Red Sox $2,140) October 15, 1946 St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 43rd World Series October 15, 1946 Enos Slaughter scores from 1st on a single in World Series October 15, 1945 Baseball Attendance hits record 10.28 million (Tigers 1.28 is highest) October 15, 1942 German 6th Army occupies Tractorenfabriek, 3,000 German's die October 15, 1941 1st mass deportation of German Jews to Eastern Europe October 15, 1941 Japan Tojo regime forms October 15, 1941 Jews caught outside Polish Ghetto walls could be put to death October 15, 1940 Heavy German air raid on London, 400 killed October 15, 1940 London's Waterloo Station bombed by Germans October 15, 1939 LaGuardia Airport opens in New York City October 15, 1939 Yeshiva of Mir closes after 124 years October 15, 1938 Robert Sherwoods "Abe Lincoln in Illinois," premieres in New York City October 15, 1937 Ernest Hemingway novel "To Have and Have Not" published October 15, 1937 Rather than accept any trade offers, the Yanks release Tony Lazzeri October 15, 1935 NHL's St. Louis Eagles fold October 15, 1933 Philadelphia Eagles play 1st NFL game, lose to New York Giants 56-0 October 15, 1928 German dirigible "Graf Zeppelin" lands in Lakehurst, NJ October 15, 1928 Walter Johnson signs a 3-year contract to manage the Senators October 15, 1926 Austria government of Seipel, forms October 15, 1926 Philip Barry's "White Wings!," premieres in New York City October 15, 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 3 in 22nd World Series October 15, 1925 Willem Landre's opera "Beatrice" premiers in The Hague October 15, 1924 President Coolidge declares Statue of Liberty a national monument October 15, 1923 New York Yankees 1st World Series win beating New York Giants, 4 games to 2 October 15, 1919 14 horses begin 300-mile race from Vt to Mass for $1000 prize money October 15, 1918 British Q-ship Cymric sinks British submarine J6 October 15, 1917 Chicago White Sox beat New York Giants, 4 games to 2 in 14th World Series October 15, 1914 ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) founded October 15, 1914 Battle of Warsaw, begins (ends Oct 21) October 15, 1914 Clayton Anti-trust Act passed (union and strike rights) October 15, 1913 Train crash in Liverpool during "Black Week" October 15, 1912 Red Sox Tris Speaker's makes only world series unassisted double play, from the outfield October 15, 1905 Claude Debussy's "La Mer," premieres October 15, 1905 Union workers at NVV rejects safety demands October 15, 1899 Cincinnati closes season with 16-1 and 19-3 victories over Cleveland Spiders October 15, 1897 Aaron/Samuel Bloch carry 1st Mail Pouch October 15, 1897 King Leopold II takes Belgian crown October 15, 1894 Capt Alfred Dreyfus arrested accused of espionage October 15, 1890 Alabama Penny Savings Bank organizes in Birmingham October 15, 1889 Amsterdam Central Station officially opens October 15, 1885 Hoss Radbourne pitches his 60th win of season October 15, 1883 Supreme Court declares Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional October 15, 1881 1st American fishing magazine, American Angler published October 15, 1880 Koln cathedral completed, 633 years after it begun October 15, 1878 Edison Electric Light Company incorporated October 15, 1877 45th Congress (1877-79) convenes October 15, 1874 Child labor law takes 12 year olds out of work force October 15, 1866 Great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses October 15, 1864 Confederate troops occupy Glasgow, Missouri October 15, 1863 Cliff House opens in San Francisco (1st of many on site) October 15, 1860 11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard October 15, 1846 Dr. William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether October 15, 1842 Karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung October 15, 1827 Charles Darwin reaches Christ's Counsel, Cambridge October 15, 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte exiled on Island of St. Helena October 15, 1789 1st presidental tour-George Washington in New England October 15, 1786 Earliest 32 degrees F (0 degrees C) recorded temp in New York City October 15, 1783 Jean Pilatre de Rozier makes captive-balloon ascent October 15, 1777 Mjr James Graves Simcoe appointed commandant of Queen's Rangers (Penn) October 15, 1756 Saxon army surrenders to Prussia October 15, 1724 Cornelis Steenoven is 1st archbishop of Old-Catholic church October 15, 1705 English fleet under Lord Peterborough occupies Barcelona October 15, 1660 Asser Levy granted butchers license (kosher meat) in New Amsterdam October 15, 1655 Jews of Lublin are massacred October 15, 1654 Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Overijssel October 15, 1641 Paul de Chomedy de Maisonneuve claims Montreal October 15, 1598 Spanish general strategist Bernardino de Mendoza occupies fort Rhine October 15, 1582 Many Catholic countries switch to Gregorian calendar, skip 10 days October 15, 1581 Commissioned by Catherine De Medici, the 1st ballet "Ballet Comique de la Reine," is staged in Paris October 15, 1522 Emperor Karel I names Hernan Cortes governor of Mexico October 15, 1520 King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall October 15, 1501 English crown prince Arthur marries Catharina of Aragon |