October 15 - This day in History

October 15: General Interest
1917: Mata Hari executed

Mata Hari, the archetype of the seductive female spy, is executed for espionage by a French firing squad at Vincennes outside of Paris. She first came to Paris in 1905 and found fame as a performer of exotic... read more


American Revolution
1780 : British retreat from Middleburgh
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-retreat-from-middleburgh


Automotive
2004 : "Funeral coaches" exempted from car-seat law
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/funeral-coaches-exempted-from-car-seat-law


Civil War
1863 : Confederate submarine sinks during tests
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/css-hunley-sinks-during-tests


Cold War
1990 : Mikhail Gorbachev wins Nobel Peace Prize
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mikhail-gorbachev-wins-nobel-peace-prize


Crime
1948 : A murderous husband is executed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-murderous-husband-is-executed


Disaster
1954 : Hurricane Hazel hits the Carolinas and Ontario
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-hazel-hits-the-carolinas-and-ontario


General Interest
1945 : Vichy leader executed for treason
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vichy-leader-executed-for-treason

1989 : Gretzky breaks scoring record
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gretzky-breaks-scoring-record

1991 : Thomas confirmed to the Supreme Court
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-confirmed-to-the-supreme-court


Hollywood
2007 : Drew Carey debuts as new host of The Price is Right
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/drew-carey-debuts-as-new-host-of-the-price-is-right


Literary
1881 : P.G. Wodehouse is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pg-wodehouse-is-born

1960 : Moneyball author Michael Lewis is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/moneyball-author-michael-lewis-is-born


Music
1930 : Duke Ellington records his first big hit, "Mood Indigo"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/duke-ellington-records-his-first-big-hit-quotmood-indigoquot


Old West
1880 : Chiricahua Apache leader Victorio is killed south of El Paso, Texas
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chiricahua-apache-leader-victorio-is-killed-south-of-el-paso-texas


Presidential
1948 : Gerald Ford marries Elizabeth Bloomer
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gerald-ford-marries-elizabeth-bloomer


Sports
1989 : Wayne Gretzky breaks NHL points record
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wayne-gretzky-breaks-nhl-points-record


Vietnam War
1965 : First draft card burned
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-draft-card-burned

1966 : Operation Attleboro continues in Tay Ninh Province
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-attleboro-continues-in-tay-ninh-province

1969 : National Moratorium demonstrations held across the United States
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/national-moratorium-demonstrations-held-across-the-united-states


World War I
1917 : Mata Hari is executed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mata-hari-is-executed


World War II
1946 : Herman Goering dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/herman-goering-dies