This Day in History

Gravdigr · 10-15-2016, 01:41 PM

October 15

Today is Global Handwashing Day, motivating and mobilizing people around the world to improve their handwashing habits. So, wash your hands, Roger.

Sweetest Day is celebrated each year, on the 3rd Saturday in October, to "scam people out of money, and make Nicole's boyfriend, Scott, feel bad for not getting her anything".

In the United States, today is observed as White Cane Safety Day, celebrating the achievements of the blind and visually impaired.

The United Nations designates this day as International Day of Rural Women. So, if you're a country girl, you rock!

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is observed annually in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom on this day.

Events

1066 – Edgar the Ætheling is proclaimed King of England, but is never crowned. He reigns until 10 December, 1066.

1582 – Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian calendar. In Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, October 4 of this year is followed directly by October 15.

1793 – Queen Marie Antoinette of France is tried and convicted in a swift, pre-determined trial in the Palais de Justice, Paris, and condemned to death the following day.

1815 – Napoleon I of France begins his exile on Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean.

1863 – American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship, sinks during a test, killing its inventor, Horace L. Hunley.

1888 – The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.

1894 – The Dreyfus Affair: Alfred Dreyfus is arrested for spying.

1910 – Airship America (<--Interesting read.) is launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft.

1917 – World War I: At Vincennes outside Paris, Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by firing squad for spying for the German Empire.

1928 – The airship, Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.

1939 – The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated.

1945 – World War II: The former premier of Vichy France Pierre Laval is shot by a firing squad for treason.

1951 – The first episode of I Love Lucy airs on CBS.

1953 – British nuclear test Totem 1 is detonated at Emu Field, South Australia.

1956 – Fortran, the first modern computer language, is shared with the coding community for the first time.

1989 – Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL.

1995 - Paul and Linda McCartney were the guest voices on Fox-TV's The Simpsons in an episode called "Lisa the Vegetarian". Macca's stipulation for appearing was that Lisa's decision to become a vegetarian would be a permanent character change, to which producer David Mirkin agreed.

1997 – The first supersonic land speed record is set by Andy Green in ThrustSSC (United Kingdom), 50 years and one day after Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in the Earth's atmosphere.

2006 – Hawaii earthquake: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocks Hawaii, causing property damage, injuries, landslides, power outages, and the closure of Honolulu International Airport.

2008 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst day in the Dow's history based on a percentage drop.

Births

70 BC – Virgil; 1844 – Friedrich Nietzsche; 1858 – John L. Sullivan

; 1881 – P. G. Wodehouse; 1900 – Mervyn LeRoy; 1920 – Chris Economaki; 1920 – Mario Puzo; 1923 – Italo Calvino; 1924 – Lee Iacocca; 1924 – Warren Miller; 1925 – Mickey Baker

; 1926 – Michel Foucault; 1926 – Ed McBain; 1935 – Barry McGuire (sang "Eve Of Destruction"); 1937 – Linda Lavin (Alice); 1938 – Robert Ward

(The Ohio Players); 1943 – Penny Marshall; 1945 – Jim Palmer; 1946 – Richard Carpenter♪ ♫; 1948 – Chris de Burgh♪ ♫ (sang "Lady In Red"); 1950 – Candida Royalle

(porn actress/director); 1951 – Roscoe Tanner; 1953 – Tito Jackson♪ ♫; 1954 – Jere Burns; 1959 – Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York; 1959 – Emeril Lagasse ("Bam!"); 1969 – Paige Davis (hostess Trading Spaces); 1970 – Ginuwine♪ ♫

Deaths

1917 – Mata Hari; 1930 – Herbert Henry Dow (founded Dow Chemical Company); 1934 – Raymond Poincaré; 1940 – Lluís Companys; 1945 – Pierre Laval; 1946 – Hermann Göring; 1964 – Cole Porter♪ ♫; 1976 – Carlo Gambino (mob boss); 2008 – Edie Adams♪ ♫; 2010 – Johnny Sheffield ('Boy' in 3 Tarzan movies)

10-15-2016, 01:41 PM	#1
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	October 15 Today is Global Handwashing Day, motivating and mobilizing people around the world to improve their handwashing habits. So, wash your hands, Roger. Sweetest Day is celebrated each year, on the 3rd Saturday in October, to "scam people out of money, and make Nicole's boyfriend, Scott, feel bad for not getting her anything". In the United States, today is observed as White Cane Safety Day, celebrating the achievements of the blind and visually impaired. The United Nations designates this day as International Day of Rural Women. So, if you're a country girl, you rock! Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is observed annually in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom on this day. Events 1066 – Edgar the Ætheling is proclaimed King of England, but is never crowned. He reigns until 10 December, 1066. 1582 – Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian calendar. In Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, October 4 of this year is followed directly by October 15. 1793 – Queen Marie Antoinette of France is tried and convicted in a swift, pre-determined trial in the Palais de Justice, Paris, and condemned to death the following day. 1815 – Napoleon I of France begins his exile on Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean. 1863 – American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship, sinks during a test, killing its inventor, Horace L. Hunley. 1888 – The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators. 1894 – The Dreyfus Affair: Alfred Dreyfus is arrested for spying. 1910 – Airship America (<--Interesting read.) is launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft. 1917 – World War I: At Vincennes outside Paris, Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by firing squad for spying for the German Empire. 1928 – The airship, Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States. 1939 – The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated. 1945 – World War II: The former premier of Vichy France Pierre Laval is shot by a firing squad for treason. 1951 – The first episode of I Love Lucy airs on CBS. 1953 – British nuclear test Totem 1 is detonated at Emu Field, South Australia. 1956 – Fortran, the first modern computer language, is shared with the coding community for the first time. 1989 – Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL. 1995 - Paul and Linda McCartney were the guest voices on Fox-TV's The Simpsons in an episode called "Lisa the Vegetarian". Macca's stipulation for appearing was that Lisa's decision to become a vegetarian would be a permanent character change, to which producer David Mirkin agreed. 1997 – The first supersonic land speed record is set by Andy Green in ThrustSSC (United Kingdom), 50 years and one day after Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in the Earth's atmosphere. 2006 – Hawaii earthquake: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocks Hawaii, causing property damage, injuries, landslides, power outages, and the closure of Honolulu International Airport. 2008 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst day in the Dow's history based on a percentage drop. Births 70 BC – Virgil; 1844 – Friedrich Nietzsche; 1858 – John L. Sullivan; 1881 – P. G. Wodehouse; 1900 – Mervyn LeRoy; 1920 – Chris Economaki; 1920 – Mario Puzo; 1923 – Italo Calvino; 1924 – Lee Iacocca; 1924 – Warren Miller; 1925 – Mickey Baker; 1926 – Michel Foucault; 1926 – Ed McBain; 1935 – Barry McGuire (sang "Eve Of Destruction"); 1937 – Linda Lavin (Alice); 1938 – Robert Ward(The Ohio Players); 1943 – Penny Marshall; 1945 – Jim Palmer; 1946 – Richard Carpenter♪ ♫; 1948 – Chris de Burgh♪ ♫ (sang "Lady In Red"); 1950 – Candida Royalle(porn actress/director); 1951 – Roscoe Tanner; 1953 – Tito Jackson♪ ♫; 1954 – Jere Burns; 1959 – Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York; 1959 – Emeril Lagasse ("Bam!"); 1969 – Paige Davis (hostess Trading Spaces); 1970 – Ginuwine♪ ♫ Deaths 1917 – Mata Hari; 1930 – Herbert Henry Dow (founded Dow Chemical Company); 1934 – Raymond Poincaré; 1940 – Lluís Companys; 1945 – Pierre Laval; 1946 – Hermann Göring; 1964 – Cole Porter♪ ♫; 1976 – Carlo Gambino (mob boss); 2008 – Edie Adams♪ ♫; 2010 – Johnny Sheffield ('Boy' in 3 Tarzan movies) __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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