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October 15 is the 288th day of the year ... the second worst percentage drop in the Dow's history. 2013 – The 7.2 M w Bohol earthquake strikes the Philippines. At ...
October 15, 2024. (2024-10-15) Frequency. annual. A long white cane, the symbol of White Cane Safety Day. White Cane Safety Day is a national observance in the United States, celebrated on October 15 of each year since 1964. The date is set aside to celebrate the achievements of people who are blind or visually impaired and the important symbol ...
Maple leaf in October (Northern hemisphere). October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars.Its length is 31 days. The eighth month in the old calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC, October retained its name (from Latin and Greek ôctō meaning "eight") after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans.
The Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam was a massive demonstration and teach-in across the United States against the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. It took place on October 15, 1969, [1] followed a month later, on November 15, 1969, by a large Moratorium March in Washington, D.C. Fred Halstead writes that it was "the first time ...
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is an annual day of remembrance observed on October 15 for pregnancy loss and infant death, which includes miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, ectopic pregnancy, termination for medical reasons, [ 1 ] and the death of a newborn. [ 2 ][ 3 ] Pregnancy and infant loss is a common experience that has ...
October 1, 1961 (Sunday) Baseball player Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit his 61st home run in the last game of the season, against the Boston Red Sox, beating the 34-year-old record held by Babe Ruth. The homer was made at 2:43 p.m. at Yankee Stadium, off of Boston pitcher Tracy Stallard, in the game's fourth inning.
1894 – Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish artillery officer in the French military, was wrongly arrested for treason . 1917 – Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari (pictured) was executed by firing squad for spying for Germany. 1945 – Pierre Laval, twice head of government of Vichy France, was executed for high treason .
National Hispanic Heritage Month (Spanish: Mes nacional de la herencia hispana) is annually observed from September 15 to October 15 in the United States for recognizing the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the nation's achievements, culture, and history. [1] [2]