Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation. Mikhail…
Tag: 15 October
15 October 1878
The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation. The Edison Electric Light Company was founded by Thomas Edison in 1878 to finance and promote his work…
15 October 1910
Airship America is launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft.
15 October 1991
The “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…
15 October 1966
The Black Panther Party is founded. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_Party’]
15 October 1894
Alfred Dreyfus is arrested for spying. Alfred Dreyfus 9 October 1859 – 12 July 1935) was a French Jewish artillery officer whose trial and conviction…
15 October 1956
The first modern computer language, Fortran, is first shared with the coding community. Fortran, the first modern computer language, is shared with the coding community…
15 October 1989
Wayne Gretzky becomes the highest leading points scorer in the NHL of all time. On October 15, 1989, 28-year-old Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky breaks…
15 October 1888
The infamous “From Hell” letter that was sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.