MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2018

Today is Monday, October 15, the 288th day of 2018. There are 77 days left in the year.

1789 — First presidental tour-George Washington in New England

1846 — Dr. William Thomas Green Morton first public use of ether

1860 — 11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard

1881 — First American fishing magazine, American Angler published

1883 — Supreme Court declares Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional

1885 — Hoss Radbourne pitches his 60th win of the season

1890 — Alabama Penny Savings Bank organizes in Birmingham

1914 — ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers) founded