October 15th, 2008

Today in History

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

1997:
The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn.

1965:
Vietnam War: The National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam stages the first public burning of a draft card in the United States.

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

1939:
The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed La Guardia Airport) is dedicated.