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What Happened On October 15

Q: What happened on October 15?

1783: The Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon makes the first human ascent, piloted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier. 1965: Vietnam War: A draft card is burned during an anti-war rally by the Catholic Worker Movement, resulting in the first arrest under a new law. 1965: Vietnam War protests: At an anti-war rally in New York City, David J. Miller burned his draft card (example pictured), the first such act to result in arrest under a new amendment to the Selective Service Act. 1954: Hurricane Hazel made landfall in the Carolinas in the United States before moving north to Toronto in Canada later the same day, killing 176 people in the two countries. 2007: Seventeen activists in New Zealand are arrested in the country's first post-9/11 anti-terrorism raids. 2003: China launches Shenzhou 5, its first crewed space mission. 2001: NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles (180 km) of Jupiter's moon Io. 1994: The United States, under the Clinton administration, returns Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to the island. 1956: FORTRAN, the first modern computer language, is first shared with the coding community. 1954: Hurricane Hazel devastates the eastern seaboard of North America, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto.

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1783 First ever
The Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon makes the first human ascent, piloted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1965 First ever
Vietnam War: A draft card is burned during an anti-war rally by the Catholic Worker Movement, resulting in the first arrest under a new law.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1965 First ever
Vietnam War protests: At an anti-war rally in New York City, David J. Miller burned his draft card (example pictured), the first such act to result in arrest under a new amendment to the Selective Service Act.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1954 Oddly true
Hurricane Hazel made landfall in the Carolinas in the United States before moving north to Toronto in Canada later the same day, killing 176 people in the two countries.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2007 First ever
Seventeen activists in New Zealand are arrested in the country's first post-9/11 anti-terrorism raids.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2003 First ever
China launches Shenzhou 5, its first crewed space mission.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2001 Oddly true
NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles (180 km) of Jupiter's moon Io.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1994 First ever
The United States, under the Clinton administration, returns Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to the island.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1956 First ever
FORTRAN, the first modern computer language, is first shared with the coding community.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1954 Oddly true
Hurricane Hazel devastates the eastern seaboard of North America, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Observed today

201813-year-old American girl, Jayme Closs, is kidnapped from her Barron, Wisconsin home after her parents were both murdered. Wikipedia →
2016One hundred and ninety-seven nations amend the Montreal Protocol to include a phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons. Wikipedia →
2013The 7.2 Mw Bohol earthquake strikes the Philippines. At least 215 were killed. Wikipedia →
2008The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst percentage drop in the Dow's history. Wikipedia →
2007Seventeen activists in New Zealand are arrested in the country's first post-9/11 anti-terrorism raids. Wikipedia →
2006The 6.7 Mw Kiholo Bay earthquake rocks Hawaii, causing property damage, injuries, landslides, power outages, and the closure of Honolulu International Airport. Wikipedia →
2003China launches Shenzhou 5, its first crewed space mission. Wikipedia →
2001NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles (180 km) of Jupiter's moon Io. Wikipedia →
1997The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn. Wikipedia →
1994The United States, under the Clinton administration, returns Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to the island. Wikipedia →
1991The "Oh-My-God particle", an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray measured at 40,000,000 times that of the highest energy protons produced in a particle accelerator, is observed at the University of Utah HiRes observatory in Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. Wikipedia →
1991The leaders of the Baltic States, Arnold Rüütel of Estonia, Anatolijs Gorbunovs of Latvia and Vytautas Landsbergis of Lithuania, signed the OSCE Final Act in Helsinki, Finland. Wikipedia →
1990Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation. Wikipedia →
1989Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL. Wikipedia →
1987Aero Trasporti Italiani Flight 460 crashes near Conca di Crezzo, Italy, killing all 37 people on board. Wikipedia →
1987A coup d'état in Burkina Faso overthrows and kills then President Thomas Sankara. Wikipedia →
1979Supporters of the Malta Labour Party ransack and destroy the Times of Malta building and other locations associated with the Nationalist Party. Wikipedia →
1979A coup d'état in El Salvador overthrows President Carlos Humberto Romero and begins the 12 year-long Salvadoran Civil War. Wikipedia →
1970During the construction of Australia's West Gate Bridge, a span of the bridge falls and kills 35 workers. The incident is the country's worst industrial accident to this day. Wikipedia →
1966The Black Panther Party is created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Wikipedia →
1965Vietnam War: A draft card is burned during an anti-war rally by the Catholic Worker Movement, resulting in the first arrest under a new law. Wikipedia →
1956FORTRAN, the first modern computer language, is first shared with the coding community. Wikipedia →
1954Hurricane Hazel devastates the eastern seaboard of North America, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto. Wikipedia →
1951Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes completes the synthesis of norethisterone, the basis of an early oral contraceptive. Wikipedia →
1944World War II: Germany replaces the Hungarian government after Hungary announces an armistice with the Soviet Union. Wikipedia →
1940President Lluís Companys of Catalonia is executed by the Francoist government. Wikipedia →
1939The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated. Wikipedia →
1932Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight. Wikipedia →
1928The airship Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States. Wikipedia →
1923The German Rentenmark is introduced in Germany to counter hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic. Wikipedia →
1910Airship America is launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft. Wikipedia →
1888The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators. Wikipedia →
1864American Civil War: The Union garrison of Glasgow, Missouri surrenders to Confederate forces. Wikipedia →
1815Napoleon begins his exile on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Wikipedia →
1793Queen Marie Antoinette of France is tried and convicted of treason. Wikipedia →
1783The Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon makes the first human ascent, piloted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier. Wikipedia →
1781The Battle of Raft Swamp marks the last battle fought in North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War with a Patriot victory. It occurred four days before the British surrender at Yorktown. Wikipedia →
1651Qing forces capture the island of Zhoushan. Zhu Yihai, Prince of Lu, resident of the island and regent of the Southern Ming, flees to Kinmen. Wikipedia →
1582Adoption of the Gregorian calendar begins, eventually leading to near-universal adoption. Wikipedia →
1529The Siege of Vienna ends when Austria routs the invading Ottoman forces, ending its European expansion. Wikipedia →
1211Battle of the Rhyndacus: The Latin emperor Henry of Flanders defeats the Nicaean emperor Theodore I Laskaris. Wikipedia →
1066Following the death of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, Edgar the Ætheling is proclaimed King of England by the Witan; he is never crowned, and concedes power to William the Conqueror two months later. Wikipedia →
961Al-Hakam II becomes caliph of Cordoba upon the death of his father Abd al-Rahman III. Wikipedia →

From The Guardian Archives — On This Day

2015The Guardian
Home Office defends decision to deport asylum seeker via private jet
Removal to Morocco of convicted cyberterrorist Younes Tsouli was safest option, says government spokesperson
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2013The Guardian
How MPs and peers took on May and spy agencies over 'snoopers' charter'
Anger at failure of Home Office and security services to reveal extent of GCHQ's data harvesting operations
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1887The New York Times · Front page
FATAL CATTLE DISEASE.
TOLONO, Ill., Oct. 14.-- Some mysterious disease is killing the cattle in the southern part of Crittenden Township, C…
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