October 15th, 2008

Today in History

2001:
NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles of Jupiter's moon Io.

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

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

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

1878:
The Edison Electric Company begins operation.