October 15th, 2008

Today in History

1970:
Thirty-five construction workers are killed when a section of the new West Gate Bridge in Melbourne collapses.

1953:
British nuclear test Totem 1 detonated at Emu Field, South Australia.

1940:
The Great Dictator, a satiric social commentary film by and starring Charlie Chaplin, is released.

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

1863:
American Civil War: The first successful submarine, the CSS Hunley sinks during a test, killing its inventor.