October 15 is the 289th day of the year. There are 77 days remaining until the end of the year.
1860 11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard. He already has one, and her name is Mary.
1894 Captain Alfred Dreyfus is arrested on a trumped-up charge of espionage
1914 ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) is founded in Tin Pan Alley which is not, as several revelers mistakenly discover, is not the same as Dore Alley.
1940 "The Great Dictator," a satiric social commentary film by and starring Charlie Chaplin, is released much to Buckwheat’s disappointment who thought it was about fellatio.
1951 "I Love Lucy" debuts on CBS TV
1959 "Untouchables" premieres
1964 The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., is awarded Nobel Peace Prize
1966 Australia bans Troggs' "I Can't Control Myself," as "terribly obscene"
1966 Black Panther Party is created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.
1980 George Brett is forced out of World Series with hemorrhoids
1981 Professional cheerleader Krazy George Henderson leads what is thought to be the first audience wave in Oakland, California.
1993 Nelson Mandela and South Africa President F W de Klerk are awarded Nobel Peace Prize
2011 Global protests break out in 951 cities in 82 countries. Nothing changes.
1945 Jim Palmer, US baseball pitcher/underwear model
1959 Todd Solondz, maybe gay US film director/actor
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