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From: Mary Minnich< >
Subject: [FOLKLORE] Today in History - Oct. 15th
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 06:24:46 -0400


Today is Friday, October 15th, the 288th day of 1999.
There are 77 days left in the year.


Today's Highlight in History:
On October 15th, 1969, peace demonstrators staged activities across the
country, including a candlelight march around the White House, as part of a
moratorium against the Vietnam War.

On this date:
In 1914, the Clayton Antitrust Act was passed.

In 1917, Mata Hari, a Dutch dancer who had spied for the Germans, was
executed by a French firing squad outside Paris.

In 1928, the German dirigible "Graf Zeppelin" landed in Lakehurst, New
Jersey, on its first commercial flight across the Atlantic.

In 1939, New York Municipal Airport, later re-named LaGuardia Airport, was
dedicated.

In 1945, the former premier of Vichy France, Pierre Laval, was executed.

In 1946, Nazi war criminal Hermann Goering poisoned himself hours before he
was to have been executed.

In 1966, President Johnson signed a bill creating the Department of
Transportation.

In 1976, in the first debate of its kind between vice-presidential nominees,
Democrat Walter F. Mondale and Republican Bob Dole faced off in Houston.

In 1990, Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev was named the winner of the
Nobel Peace Prize.

In 1991, despite sexual harassment allegations by Anita Hill, the Senate
narrowly confirmed the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court,
52-to-48.

Ten years ago: South African officials released eight prominent political
prisoners, including Walter Sisulu. Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings
surpassed Gordie Howe's scoring record of 1,850 points, during a game
against the Edmonton Oilers.

Five years ago: Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returned to his
country, three years after being overthrown by army rulers. The UN Security
Council welcomed Aristide's return by voting to lift stifling trade
sanctions imposed against Haiti.

One year ago: The White House and congressional leaders struck agreement on
a $500 billion spending package, ending a week of election-season budget
brinkmanship. The Federal Reserve made suprise cuts in two key interest
rates, igniting an explosive rally on Wall Street. President Clinton opened
Mideast summit talks in Maryland that resulted in the Wye River
land-for-peace agreement.

Today's Birthdays:
Economist John Kenneth Galbraith is 91.
Historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Junior is 82.
Actress Jan Miner ("Madge the Manicurist") is 82.
Former Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca is 75.
Actress Jean Peters is 73.
I'm 65 & still alive!.
Actress Linda Lavin is 62.
Actress-director Penny Marshall is 57.
Rock musician Don Stevenson (Moby Grape) is 57.
Musician Richard Carpenter is 53.
Actor Victor Banerjee is 53.
Tennis player Roscoe Tanner is 48.
Singer Tito Jackson is 46.
Actor Jere Burns is 45.
Actress Tanya Roberts is 44.
Britain's Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, is 40.
Rock musician Mark Reznicek (REHZ'-nih-chehk) (Toadies) is 37.
Singer Ginuwine is 29.

Thought for Today:

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

-- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States (1858-1919).


(Copyright 1999 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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