On this day in history
October 15
American
1969Hundreds of thousands march in the Vietnam Moratorium, the largest antiwar protest in American history to that…
Hundreds of thousands march in the Vietnam Moratorium, the largest antiwar protest in American history to that point.
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1951I Love Lucy premieres on CBS, and Lucille Ball becomes the most beloved comedian on American television.
I Love Lucy premieres on CBS, and Lucille Ball becomes the most beloved comedian on American television.
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1991The Senate confirms Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court by 52 to 48, the narrowest margin in more than a cent…
The Senate confirms Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court by 52 to 48, the narrowest margin in more than a century.
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World
2003China launches its first manned spaceflight, making Yang Liwei the first taikonaut to orbit the Earth.
China launches its first manned spaceflight, making Yang Liwei the first taikonaut to orbit the Earth.
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1815Napoleon Bonaparte arrives at St Helena in the South Atlantic, the remote island where he will spend his final…
Napoleon Bonaparte arrives at St Helena in the South Atlantic, the remote island where he will spend his final exile.
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1945Pierre Laval, the French leader who ran the Vichy collaboration with Nazi Germany, is executed by firing squad…
Pierre Laval, the French leader who ran the Vichy collaboration with Nazi Germany, is executed by firing squad.
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