October 15th, 2008

Today in History

533:
Byzantine general Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals.

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

1966:
US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs a bill creating the United States Department of Transportation.

1987:
The Great Storm of 1987 hits France and England.

1981:
Professional cheerleader Krazy George Henderson leads what is thought to be the first audience wave in Oakland, California.