Today in History

Today is Monday, October 15, the 288th day of 2007. There are 77 days left in the year.

1520 -- King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall

1878 -- Edison Electric Light Company incorporated

1914 -- The Clayton Antitrust Act passed

1937 -- Ernest Hemingway novel “To Have & Have Not” published

1949 -- Billy Graham begins his ministry

1969 -- Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions nationwide protest the war

1983 -- U.S. Marine sharpshooters kill 5 snipers at Beirut International Airport