October 15th, 2008

Today in History

1990:
Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation.

1962:
Cuban Missile Crisis: A stand-off ensues between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba.

1932:
Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.

1815:
Napoleon I of France begins his exile on St. Helena in the Atlantic Ocean.

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.