October 15

Thursday 15, 1981:

Professional cheerleader Krazy George Henderson leads what is thought to be the first audience wave in Oakland, California.

Wednesday 15, 1969:

Vietnam War: Hundreds of thousands of people take part in National Moratorium antiwar demonstrations across the United States.

Thursday 15, 1953:

British nuclear test Totem 1 detonated at Emu Field, South Australia.

Friday 15, 1582:

Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. In Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, October 4 of this year is followed directly by October 15.

Thursday 15, 533:

Byzantine general Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals.