MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012

Today is Monday, October 15, the 289nd day of 2012. There are 77 days left in the year.

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

1582 ― Many Catholic countries switch to Gregorian calendar, skip 10 days

1846 ― Dr. William Thomas Green Morton first public user of ether

1878 ― Edison Electric Light Company incorporated

1937 ― Ernest Hemingway novel "To Have & Have Not" published

1959 ― "Untouchables" premieres

1976 ― First debate of major-ticket VP nominees Mondale (D) vs. Dole (R)

1977 ― Debbie Boone's "You Light Up My Life," goes No. 1 and stays No. 1 for 10 weeks

1989 ― Billy Graham is given the 1,900th star on Hollywood Boulevard

1989 ― Wayne Gretsky passes Gordie Howes as NHL's all time top scorer