|
What happened in history on this day: October 15?
On October 15 in ...
- 1794 - Chief Coiner Henry Voigt delivers the first minted dollars and half dollars.
- 1797 - Foreign silver coins except Spanish milled dollars cease to be legal tender in the USA.
- 1877 - 45th US Congress (1877-79) convenes.
- 1878 - Edison Electric Light Company incorporates.
- 1881 - First American fishing magazine, American Angler, is published.
- 1883 - US Supreme Court declares Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional.
- 1914 - ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) is founded.
- 1914 - Clayton Antitrust Act is passed.
- 1924 - The Statue of Liberty is designated a US national monument.
- 1939 - LaGuardia Airport opens in New York City.
- 1948 - Allies create the Combined Airlift Task Force, under US Major General William H. Turner, to increase the Berlin airlift opertion.
- 1962 - Byron R White appointed to the US Supreme Court.
- 1962 - U.S. intelligence personnel analyzing U-2 spy plane data discover that the Soviets are building medium-range missile sites in Cuba.
- 1966 - US President Lyndon Johnson signs a bill creating Department of Transportation.
- 1969 - Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions in US nationwide protest the war.
- 1974 - National Guard mobilizes to restore order in Boston school bussing.
- 1979 - In Imperial Valley, California, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurs.
- 1982 - The Garn - St Germain Depository Institutions Act deregulates the U.S. savings and loan industry.
- 1983 - US Marine sharpshooters kill five snipers at Beirut International Airport, Lebanon.
- 1985 - Shelley Taylor of Australia makes fastest swim ever around Manhattan Island: 6:12:29.
- 1985 - US space shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit.
- 1987 - US Treasury Secretary James Baker says the US may allow the dollar to drift lower versus other major currencies.
- 1989 - Billy Graham is given the 1,900th star on Hollywood Boulevard.
- 1990 - Apple Computer unveils and ships the Macintosh Classic. It features an 8 MHz 68000 processor, integrated 9-inch monochrome monitor, and 3.5-inch floppy drive, for $1000. It replaces the Macintosh Plus and the Macintosh SE. Apple also releases the Macintosh LC (68020 processor), and the Macintosh IIsi (68030 processor).
- 1991 - United States Senate votes 52-48 to confirm Judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court of the United States.
- 1997 - Andy Green sets the first supersonic land speed record for the ThrustSSC team, led by Richard Noble of the United Kingdom. ThrustSSC goes through the flying mile course at Black Rock Desert, Nevada at an average speed of 1,227.985 km/h (763.035 mph).
- 1997 - NASA launches the Cassini-Huygens probe to Saturn.
- 1998 - American Airlines becomes the first airline to offer electronic ticketing in all 44 countries it serves.
- 2000 - Nintendo releases the Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver video games for the Game Boy Color in the USA. 1.4 million copies sell in the first week.
- 2003 - The 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash kills 11 after one of its ferries slams into a pier.
- 2005 - A riot occurs in Toledo, Ohio during a Neo-Nazi rally on racial issues; 114 are arrested.
- 2006 - In Hawaii, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurs. Power outages occur throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Damage estimated at US$73 million.
- 2008 - The US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, and the Swiss National Bank announce they will allow unlimited loans in US dollars.
- 2008 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average index falls 733 points (7.87 percent) to 8,577 points, its biggest percentage fall since October 1987. The United Kingdon's FTSE 100 falls 7.16 percent, Germany's Dax drops 6.49 percent, and France's Cac 40 loses 6.82 percent.
Births on October 15
- 1902 - Birth of William Edmundson in Spokane, Washington, USA; vocalist (Southernaires).
- 1909 - Birth of Robert Trout in Wake County, North Carolina, USA; newscaster (ABC).
- 1917 - Birth of Jan Miner in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Madge - commercials for Palmolive Dishwashing Detergent).
- 1917 - Birth of Jan Miner in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Crime Photographer).
- 1924 - Birth of Colin Romoff in New York City, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show).
- 1929 - Birth of Art James in Dearborn, Michigan, USA; broadcaster, actor, host (Concentration, Say When, Pay Cards, Matches 'N' Mates, Catch Phrase, Blank Check).
- 1932 - Birth of Abby Dalton in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; actress (Ellie - Joey Bishop Show, Falcon Crest).
- 1934 - Birth of Peter Haskell in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Bracken's World, Rituals).
- 1935 - Birth of Barry McGuire in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; singer ("Eve of Destruction").
- 1937 - Birth of Linda Lavin in Portland, Maine, USA; actress (Alice, Barney Miller).
- 1942 - Birth of Penny Marshall in the Bronx, New York, USA; actress (The Odd Couple, Laverne DeFazio - Laverne and Shirley).
- 1945 - Birth of Jim Palmer in New York City, New York, USA; Baltimore Orioles' pitcher/sportscaster/jockey underwear salesman.
- 1946 - Birth of Richard Carpenter in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; singer-musician (Carpenters - "Close to You").
- 1955 - Birth of Tanya Roberts [Leigh] in the Bronx, New York, USA; actress (Charlie's Angels, Sheena, That 70's Show).
- 1958 - Birth of Jayne Modean in Hartford, Connecticut, USA; actress (Nurse Hooter - Trauma Center).
- 1966 - Birth of Jeffrey Jacquet in Bay City, Texas, USA; actor (Mork and Mindy, Whiz Kids).
Deaths on October 15
- 1964 - Death of Cole Porter at age 72 in Santa Monica, California, USA; songwriter-composer ("Night and Day", "Begin the Beguine", "Let's Do It", "I've Got You Under My Skin").
- 1980 - James Hoskins forces his way into WCPO's television studio in Cincinnati, holding nine employees hostage for several hours before releasing them and taking his own life.
- 1981 - Death of Frank DeKova at age 71; actor (Chief Wild Eagle - F Troop).
- 1999 - Death of Terry Gilkyson at age 83 in Austin, Texas, USA; songwriter and musician (The Easy Riders - "Memories are Made of This", "Cry of the Wild Goose", "Marianne", "Greenfields", "Bear Necessities").
- 2018 - Death of Paul Allen; American businessman, co-founder of Microsoft, founder of Stratolaunch Systems.
- 2023 - Death of Suzanne Somers at age 76 of breast cancer at home in Palm Springs, California; actor (Chrissy Snow - Three's Company TV show (1977-1981), She's the Sheriff TV show, Step by Step TV show (1991-1998)).
- 2023 - Death of Joanna Merlin at age 92 in Los Angeles, California; actor (Tzeitel - Fiddler on the Roof play), casting director.
|
|
vvv advertisement vvv
^^^ advertisement ^^^
You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history.
Bookmark this URL: http://kpolsson.com/thisday/usa/ and revisit each day.
(this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events)
Or, visit my Timelines of History page.
|